Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed its concerns during the meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Moment (PDM), an alliance of opposition parties. Expressing anger over the October 18 meeting, the PPP leaders said that the PDM’s steering committee made the final decision on the meetings, then who decided on October 18? PPP members took the position that alliances do not work like this, everyone has to be led in confidence. According to the PPP, they wanted to hold a rally on October 18 on the occasion of the tragedy.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has expressed its concerns during the meeting of the Pakistan Democratic Moment (PDM), an alliance of opposition parties. Expressing anger over the October 18 meeting, the PPP leaders said that the PDM’s steering committee made the final decision on the meetings, then who decided on October 18? PPP members took the position that alliances do not work like this, everyone has to be led in confidence. According to the PPP, they wanted to hold a rally on October 18 on the occasion of the tragedy.
The meeting also discussed the rotation of PDM posts. Some parties strongly opposed the rotation basis. It may be recalled that at the request of Nawaz Sharif, Maulana Fazlur Rehman was made the head of the PDM, which was opposed by the PPP. His position was that the post should be given on the basis of rotation.
During the meeting, members of some parties took the position that rotation could end the alliance. On the other hand, the PDM has once again changed the date of its first meeting. The PPP had requested the PDM to change the date of the meeting.
The PPP had asked the PDM leadership to hold a meeting on October 18 every year regarding the tragedy. The PDM’s steering committee has accepted the PPP’s request. The first PDM meeting will now be held on October 16 in Gujranwala. PML-N Central Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal while briefing the media after the PDM meeting said that a meeting would be held on October 16 in Gujranwala and on October 18 in Karachi. According to Ahsan Iqbal, a rally will be held in Quetta on October 25, while a rally will be held in Multan on November 30 and in Lahore on December 13.
