Political future of Fazlur Rehman is bleak, says Sheikh Rashid
Pakistan
Peshawar by-elections jolted the JUI
RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) - Pakistan Awami Muslim League chief and former federal interior minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed said on Monday the future politics of Maulana Fazlur Rehman seemed bleak.
In his message on X (Twitter), Sheikh Rashid said the name of the next caretaker prime minister would come in the ‘last five overs of 72 hours’.
72 گھنٹوں کے آخری 5 اووروں میں نگران وزیراعظم کے نام کا فیصلہ آجائے گا اگر اسحاق ڈار کا نام ڈراپ ہوگیا ہے تو سمجھ لیں نواز شریف کا نام ناک آوٹ ہو گیا ہے کیونکہ اکاونٹینٹ میں اور اکانومسٹ میں بڑافرق ہوتا ہے IMF کی دوسری قسط بھی الیکشن سے مربوط ہے اور نگرانوں کو ملے گی کل پشاور کے…
— Sheikh Rashid Ahmed (@ShkhRasheed) August 7, 2023
"If the name of Ishaq Dar has been dropped from the list of caretaker PM, then it means Nawaz Sharif stands nowhere," he said, adding that there was a big difference between an accountant and an economist.
The former federal minister said the PTI had jolted the JUI in the Peshawar by-elections. Maulana Fazlur Rahman could install his relative as governor but could not ensure victory of his party in the election, Rashid said.
He said the National Assembly had been made a factory in the last eight days, which was churning out the bills.
The Supreme Court clearly told the Election Commission about the features of the elections, he said. He said the second installment of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was also fixed (on the condition of elections) and caretakers would receive the installment.
He said the ECP should move lawfully as far as the decision on new census was concerned.
Differences emerged between former premiers Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif who was playing both sides against the middle, Rashid claimed.
