KARACHI, Sept 24: People’s Party Parliamentarians chief Makhdoom Amin Fahim said on Monday that the PPP and PML (N) would cooperate with each other for the supremacy of parliament, though they have not yet struck a deal on broad-based seat adjustments.

He said that efforts were on to narrow down the gaps. He also declared that if the PPP leadership was pushed to the wall, the option of boycott was also open, though he emphasized that the PPP was a serious contender in the October elections to establish the people’s supremacy through parliament.

He spelt this out while talking to newsmen, party workers and supporters at the residence and election office of NA-250 candidate Dr Mirza Ikhtiar Baig on Monday.

He declared that despite all the attempts by the rulers to create impediments for the PPP and its leader Benazir Bhutto, his party would not abandon the struggle for the rights of the downtrodden and supremacy of parliament.

He said that struggle and going behind bars was nothing new for the PPP leadership and workers who were prepared to sacrifice everything. The prolonged imprisonment of Asif Zardari and others was proof of that resolve and determination, he added.

Amin Fahim, stressed that his party firmly believes in democratic political dispensation and is not going to give a walkover to the “Kings Party”. However, the double standards of the regime were adding to dissension and division in society, which is dangerous for the federation and the country.

He said that the PPP had demanded free, fair and transparent elections, but the rejection of Ms Bhutto’s nomination papers was not fair play.

He dispelled the impression that Ms Bhutto was afraid of coming back to Pakistan, and said that she could return any time, but the timing and mode was part of party strategy.

Fahim said that only time will tell how effective and independent the next prime minister would be.

Addressing election meetings, Makhdoom Amin Fahim declared that if voted to power, the PPP would give top priority to resolve the problems of this city, and recalled that in the past also, its governments had announced Karachi packages, despite the fact that the party was not getting as many votes from Karachiites.

Makhdoom Fahim declared that he would follow the directions given by Ms Bhutto — whether to sit in the government or remain in the opposition.

Sindh PPP General Secretary Rashid Rabbani declared that the defeat of the Kings Party is written on the wall, and no one can block the way of the PPP.

Candidate Ikhtiar Baig was hopeful that on the day of elections, people would give a verdict in favour of the party’s economic and other policies.

According to the media coordinator for the constituency, Waqar Mehdi, PS-112 candidate Syed Najmi Alam and PS-113 candidate Raja Kamran vowed to serve the people through various development programmes and by addressing the problems of electricity, water, sanitation, health care and education, besides a better transportation system and creating conditions conducive for job opportunities in the country.