Pir Pagara chosen as head of anti-PPP alliance

KARACHI: The opposition political parties on Saturday failed to reach a consensus on whether to form a grand alliance against the Pakistan People’s Party, as the major political parties expressed their reservations and said that they would seek the approval from their parties’ heads before deciding whether or not to join hands in this grand Jirga.

The second meeting of its kind held at the Kingri House with Pir Pagara in the chair was attended by five former Chief Ministers of Sindh, Muzaffar Hussain Shah, Dr Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Syed Ghous Ali Shah, Mumtaz Bhutto and Liaquat Jatoi, besides leader of the Qaumi Awami Tehreek, Ayaz Latif Palejo, Sindh United Party Chief Syed Jalal Mehmood Shah, Pir Sadruddin Shah, PTI’s Nadir Akmal Leghari, MPAs belonging to PTI Khurrum Sher Zaman and Samar Ali Khan, PML-N Senator Nihal Hashmi, former Home Minister Dr Zulfiqar Mirza and Hakim Baloch.

Pir Pagara Pir Sibgatullah Shah Rashdi was chosen as the head of the new alliance if formed and a committee was announced with Sadruddin Shah would lead to finalise the formation, modalities and modus operandi of the new alliance, the composition of parties and aims and objectives.

The Pakistan Muslim League N’s Sindh president Ismail Rahu while talking to The News said that all political parties were of the opinion that continuous bad governance, corruption, poor law and order that are rampant during the PPP’s rule, were the main focus of the meeting and it was direly needed that an alliance should be formed to eliminate the corrupt rulers who have made the lives of the common people miserable

Senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Nadir Akmal Leghari said that we are united with the other political parties on the issues pertaining to corruption and law and order.

Later, Pir Pagara Sibgatullah Shah Rashdi briefed the media on the prospects of the formation of the alliance.

Pir Pagara accused the PPP of damaging Sindh and urged to save it from further disintegration. He said that the Rangers should be deployed with full powers to crack down on terrorists across Sindh.

Ayaz Latif Palejo said that the incapable government has forced us to form a grand alliance. Liaquat Jatoi said that the federal government has closed its eyes on corruption and the law and order situation in Sindh.