Three sons of Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood announced to join the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday.
Two of his sons – Mustafa and Murtaza – were elected as members of national and provincial assemblies respectively in 2008 elections from the platform of the Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F). They announced their decisions in a public gathering addressed by former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Gilani said the problems of the people of South Punjab could not be resolved without the formation of a new province. He said the report of the Parliamentary Commission on New Provinces would be tabled in the National Assembly during the upcoming session.
He said that he chose to quit the office of the prime minister, but did not carry out the “unconstitutional act” of writing letter to Swiss officials for reopening corruption cases against President Asif Ali Zardari. Gilani said the PPP was well aware of the problems of the area and would make all out efforts to resolve them. He said the PPP had always provided important portfolios to politicians from southern Punjab. He said that as prime minister he had executed development projects worth trillions of rupees in South Punjab.
Speaking on the occasion‚ Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmood said that the doors of the Governor’s House would always remain open for the general public, including minorities. He promised to serve the people of the province with sincerity and vowed not to take any benefits as governor.
PPP ropes in Punjab governor’s sons
