Hard to see elections in 2018: Shujaat

LAHORE: PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain has said it is hard to see the general elections in 2018.  Talking to the media after his meetings with key politicians in Karachi on Wednesday, he claimed that a headway had been made regarding unity of Muslim Leaguers during his Karachi visit. 

Shujaat Hussain, Muslim League Functional chief Pir Sahib Pagara and elderly Muslim Leaguer Syed Ghous Ali Shah have constituted a four-member committee after evolving consensus, which includes PML-Q senior leader Pervaiz Elahi, Secretary General and MNA Tariq Bashir Cheema, PML-F General Secretary Sardar Rahim Bux whereas Syed Ghous Ali Shah is its head. The committee will submit a report after contacting all ideological Muslim Leaguers.

Shujaat on reaching Karachi along with Tariq Bashir Cheema held meetings with own party provincial president Asad Junejo, other leaders and workers. Afterwards, he met Syed Ghous Ali Shah and then along with Syed Ghous Ali Shah held a meeting with Pir Sahib Pagara Pir Sibghatullah Shah. 

Pir Sahib Pagara warmly welcomed Shujaat and other leaders and said he heartily values the sentiments of Shujaat and appreciates his efforts for unity; he has great respect for Chaudhry Sahib. 

After meeting Syed Ghous Ali Shah along with Tariq Bashir Cheema, Asad Junejo and other leaders, while talking to media along with them, Shujaat said he is grateful to Ghous Ali Shah for honouring him and his colleagues. He said this time we are contacting not leaders but real and ideological Muslim Leaguers to bring them together who are sitting in their homes and praying for the Pakistan and the Muslim League. The PML alone will be the guarantor of protection and development of Pakistan; if we did not come out then any big tragedy can occur. 

To a question about talking to Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif, he said first let the real Muslim Leaguers gather.  Syed Ghous Ali Shah said we have agreed in principle on all the matters during meeting with Ch Shujaat Hussain. 

On a question about the future of Nawaz, Shujaat said so far you are able to see his future. To another question, he said we will also contact former president Musharraf.  To a question about the Model Town tragedy, he said the present situation is from Almighty Allah, innocent women and elderly persons were shot in broad daylight and martyred. He said peace has been restored in Karachi because of the army.