LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s stance would prevail in the party, Federal Minister for Climate Change Mushahidullah Khan said on Friday.
He said that come what may, the policy given by Nawaz Sharif continues to be the policy of the party. He rejected the impression of any differences between Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif. He said that Shehbaz Sharif is the president of the party but he also stands behind Nawaz Sharif’s leadership.
He was responding to a question regarding the recent emergence of dissenting voices from within the party against Nawaz Sharif’s policy lines- adopted after the July 28 SC decision disqualifying Nawaz Sharif from holding elected office.
He said that many Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) members have shown complete support with the party and with their supreme leader, Nawaz. He said that there were only some who had expressed concerns over the party’s policy but “PML-N allows members to speak their mind”.
Another senior leader of the party from the Nawaz camp said that Shehbaz, as the Punjab chief minister, cannot openly back Nawaz. “He has to take several things into account, including his chances of becoming prime minister before giving any statement.”
Otherwise, he said, if not for that, his denial of the presence of “alien” influence in Pakistani politics would have been very different. He said that we all know how things are conducted in Pakistani politics. He said it was no secret that Shehbaz has always had difference of opinion with Nawaz on various issues, but those difference never translated into disobedience.