Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Wednesday expressed strong reservations over the new accountability bill, saying he had conveyed his and his party’s reservations to the government.
Talking to several leaders from Swat who left the PML-N, PTI and JI to join the PML-Q, Shujaat said not appointing a retired army officer as the NAB chairman would be discrimination and an attempt to create confrontation among the institutions. He was of the view that the new accountability bill was a step to create a gulf between parliament and the armed forces, as well as the people. The PML-Q chief said accountability should be for everyone, including politicians, judiciary and the armed forces. Shujaat said his party should not be underestimated in the coming elections. He said there was no leader who was equally popular in all parts of the country, adding that if someone was popular in Punjab, he had no support in Sindh. The PML-Q president said they had served the people in the past and would go to them for votes on basis of their performance. To a question, Shujaat said it had been decided that the government would complete its tenure and elections could be held by the end of April or in the first week of May. He said elections would certainly be held, as there was no other alternative.
