PPP leaders meet in Dubai today

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PPP leaders meet in Dubai today

Imran Ayub Published September 19, 2015

KARACHI: The PPP is set to hold a crucial meeting in Dubai on Saturday (today) to discuss and formulate its strategy for upcoming local government elections and the anti-corruption drive being run by some federal institutions in Sindh, it emerged on Friday.

A senior PPP leader said the meeting was called by Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and it would continue till Sunday. PPP leaders, including former prime ministers Yousuf Raza Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf, would attend it.

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“The agenda is not known to everyone but obviously the meeting is most likely to discuss the party strategy in the upcoming local government elections and the recent anti-PPP campaign in the name of an anti-corruption drive. Since the co-chairman is in Dubai these days, you would see these kinds of sittings in the near future as well,” he said.

Sources said that senior PPP leaders Faryal Talpur and Taj Haider along with Sindh Home Minister Suhail Anwar Siyal left Karachi for Dubai on Friday evening.

It is the second PPP meeting in Dubai this month.

After the Sept 8 meeting, the PPP came up with a declaration that the policy of reconciliation had damaged it and it would not repeat this mistake in the coming LG polls.

The meeting called it “painful” for the PPP to be declared by some as supporters of terrorists, but it would try to endure repressive actions and continue to struggle in parliament and the courts, the PPP leader said.

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2015

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Imran Ayub is a Karachi-based reporter for Dawn with over 25 years of experience in the field. He reports on political parties, crime, telecom, and local government systems. He can be found on X at @MixPatti.

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tinker bell

Sep 19, 2015 06:56am

Why don't they all stay in Dubai permanently and spare Pakistan and Pakistanis?

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aga khan

Sep 19, 2015 07:02am

Why meet in Dubai? Is Pakistan is NOT worthy of their meeting whose policies/future they are going address?

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Jalaluddin S. Hussain

Sep 19, 2015 07:23am

Why an important meeting of a Pakistani political party is being held in a foreign land: Dubai?

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MSAlvi

Sep 19, 2015 07:47am

After looting and committing crimes, the political leaders of Pakistani political parties quit the country, but continue their political activities. Altaf has done that for over two decades. Now Zardari is doing the same. Why can't Pakistani nation do any thing about it?

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tarik

Sep 19, 2015 07:48am

King Zardari sitting on the head table calling on his servants to come & take the orders. Don't let them go 1/2 of them will disappear in dubai.

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Riaz

Sep 19, 2015 07:52am

@Jalaluddin S. Hussain PPP is a only in sind other provinces reject them they may looking for new land.

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Naveed

Sep 19, 2015 08:15am

The State should curb travel of all politician that go get remote orders in a foreign country. The Sindh government should be run from Karachi, if not than Governor Raj should be imposed by the Federation.

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Progressing

Sep 19, 2015 08:47am

Whose paying for them to travel to Dubai? It better not be the people of Pakistan

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Abbas khan

Sep 19, 2015 09:04am

He is more interested in LB elections to plunder more whatever is left. Did he ever convene any meeting to curb corruption, address bad governance in Sindh or for development work of the province? He think Sindhis are fools who can't understand his designs!

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Asif Kamil

Sep 19, 2015 09:26am

What nonsense they are doing outside country . Bring all of them back to Pakistan. Claiming themselves champions of democracy . Shame shame .

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Muhammed

Sep 19, 2015 10:29am

@Abbas khan That's because they are.

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vinny

Sep 19, 2015 10:31am

Meeting of the clowns

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Tarar

Sep 19, 2015 10:39am

So called poors party

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pakistani

Sep 19, 2015 10:55am

Dear ppp. your political future is now finished.pls don't bother getting into politics.

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M Rafique

Sep 19, 2015 11:00am

The party of common citizens, founded by the great leader of the time, squeezed due policies of its present leaders, that it find no place in Pakistan to held it meetings.

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neutral

Sep 19, 2015 11:04am

"Dil ke samjhane ko Ghalib, ye khayal achha hai". Staying abroad with mercilessly looted national wealth, this Wadera from Sind is wasting the time of those who are supposed to attend to the more domestic issues and problem of a common man. A journey to Dubai every other day, at whose expense ?

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Pakistani

Sep 19, 2015 11:31am

Stay there and don't come back....small request from entire nation we have no desire to call you back and also don't need you

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Truth

Sep 19, 2015 11:32am

@tinker bell Very well said. They better stay in Dubai and spare this poor nation of their brazen loot and plunder of national wealth.

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Truth

Sep 19, 2015 11:34am

@Progressing Obviously all expenses paid by the taxpayers money. Is there anyone to ask this question and get the truth.

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ali khan

Sep 19, 2015 11:44am

When are we pakistanis going to learn anything about these politicians. Allaah help us. Why ard these criminals allowed to loot our country . Pakistan can be the richest in the world if we all fixed ourselves.

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Analyst

Sep 19, 2015 11:48am

This proves that PPP is a business masquerading as a political party. They meet in Dubai (not Pakistan) so they can discuss how to return to power and loot more money.

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billy

Sep 19, 2015 01:08pm

hello!! who pays for the travel???? joke

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Parvez

Sep 19, 2015 01:51pm

Allowing this shameless exercise is not understandable.........especially if its at tax payers expense.

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Sep 19, 2015 01:54pm

Would u believe that this edit want to now set meetings in Dubai. He is scared to come to Pakistan fearing arrest due to corruption chargers. R these the past rulers of Pakistan n now intend to become PM or President again. OMG what has happened to us.

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Irfan

Sep 19, 2015 02:13pm

Offcourse They would be discussing how to make the govennence better so as to improve the people effectively. We can believe so because we are living in fools world.

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Shoaib

Sep 19, 2015 02:20pm

Want to rule in Pakistan and meeting in Dubai, what a joke

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SMI

Sep 19, 2015 02:22pm

I would like to request Authority to bring all run away politicians, catch all criminals without any discrimination and let the Justice to proceed without fear of any consequences DO IT afraid only from your creator who will ask you if you neglect Justice

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PinkPeacock

Sep 19, 2015 02:36pm

@vinny Clowns? More likely 'thieves & robbers'.

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Akib

Sep 19, 2015 02:58pm

@Jalaluddin S. Hussain because they will be taken to the cleaners if they even think about coming back

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Viking Star

Sep 19, 2015 03:23pm

Is PPP contesting LG polls in Dubai?

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M. Asghar

Sep 19, 2015 03:26pm

Very strange thing! Do we know any other country in the world whose "political leaders" holding meetings in Dubai or elsewhere?

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ramesh

Sep 19, 2015 03:30pm

VERY FUNNY even leader meet in dubai, after few years may be government run from Dubai and parliament also in dubai

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Shahid

Sep 19, 2015 04:31pm

Great sacrifice for the country, living in exile

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M Jamal

Sep 19, 2015 04:45pm

When these politicians will return from Dubai,hopefully those who robbed this country will be given a benefitting welcome.

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Dr.Sadaf

Sep 19, 2015 04:46pm

People will be idiots if they vote for these characters again but they will, look what happened in Dir. It is time that the masses started listening to their brains and not their hearts.

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naji

Sep 19, 2015 04:59pm

When you people will back to Pakistan? NAB is waiting for you all guys. They have some questions and few forms to filled. Big brothers are watching how you are spending billions in Dubai tour?

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Ravian

Sep 19, 2015 05:16pm

Zardari has done irreparable damage to Peoples Party in the last 8 years that he usurped the leadership of the Party. What is mind boggling is the fact that old senior workers and leader of this Party still consider him and his son their leaders and rush to Dubai on his call.

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gerry dcunha

Sep 19, 2015 05:21pm

Dubai has now become the safe heaven for peoples party to organise their meetings in fact it won't be wrong to say Dubai has now become the second capital of sindh

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Sep 19, 2015 05:29pm

What about Bilawal? was he not asked to attend the party?

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javed

Sep 19, 2015 05:37pm

What are you afraid of? You feel safe on a foreign land to discuss your national matters? May be it is not so holy gathering?

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Oshkosh

Sep 19, 2015 05:44pm

Actually they on vacation, but just call it 'party meeting' so they can write off the expenses.

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gerry dcunha

Sep 19, 2015 05:58pm

Dr sadaf looks like you are living in a fools paradise, do you remember the slogan ' roti,kapra,makan' of peoples party since 1971 - have it been fulfilled but yet the people vote for them in sindh - our people are brain washed by their slogans, lack of education in sindh

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kanwarch

Sep 19, 2015 06:15pm

Parliament should legislate against people sitting abroad and doing politics in Pakistan. Nobody and nobody should be allowed to do that.If you can not live in this country ispite of making all the money here then you should not be allowed to lead any political party or hold political meeting on foreign soil.

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Mir Tariq Yakub

Sep 19, 2015 06:22pm

.Why meeting in Dubai and who will pay the expenses GOVT or PPP

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naji

Sep 19, 2015 06:34pm

After reading these 42 comments on these so called political party, I feel anger, I am in anger and asking our COAS and all members of CORP, Then to NAB, then to FIA, that why you organization/people are not taking action against these corrupt people, who are looting my beloved country since long. I am very much depress, very much. I have seen ppp 20 vehicle convoy in Clifton moving for CM Sindh building, consists of Billions $ Jeeps. Rangers and Police in their old vehicles saluting them. What a Joke? What a Joke? Are you playing with your country?

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Senses

Sep 19, 2015 06:54pm

Dawn has a quite good number of well-educated readers and I have observered out of 44 comments none is in fever of Mr: Zardari. This very clear shows PPP gains vote form illiterate or foolish type emotional people.

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