LAHORE, April 29: PML-Q President Senator Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has said the army is not so keen to come into power in the political situation prevailing in the country.
Talking to reporters here on Sunday, the Chaudhry said the army was watching what the politicians were doing in the crisis the country was faced with. To a question, he said: “In spite of a court stay order, I recognise Shahbaz Sharif as Punjab chief minister.”
He said the Punjab government should hold local body elections at the earliest following Supreme Court directions in this regard, adding, “The popularity of Pakistan Muslim League (N) will be exposed in the local body polls”.
The PML-Q chief further said the general elections would be held on time and those wanted early polls should better make preparations for the local government elections.
To a question, he said if his power loadshedding formula was implemented the energy crisis could be overcome.
He said those demanding prime minister’s resignation should wait for a detailed judgment of the Supreme Court in the contempt case, reiterating the apex court did not disqualify the premier.
Referring to Nawaz Sharif’s threat to hold a ‘long march’ if Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani continued as prime minister, he said those eager to hold long march should know that it would prove a “short march” and would not even cross the Ravi bridge.
Meanwhile, Senior Federal Minister Parvaiz Elahi said his party (PML-Q) would press for an increase in the salaries of the government servants, particularly pension of the widows, in the next budget.
He was talking to a delegation of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) here at his residence on Sunday.
The delegation members described the attitude of the Punjab government as anti-worker and deplored that instead of considering their (workers’) problems and demands the
Shahbaz administration threatened them with registration of FIRs against their leaders under anti-terrorism laws.
Parvaiz Elahi assured the clerks that he would help them resolve their issues through federal government.
