Maulana Fazl contacts Nawaz Sharif after PPP’s somersault

According to details, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Chief exchanged views with former premier on the harsh talk between PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari over the issue of Nawaz Sharif’s return.

As per sources, Nawaz Sharif told Maulana Fazl that he got hurt by the statement of Asif Ali Zardari following which Fazl also expressed disappointment on non-democratic attitude of the former president.

“We had buried the politics of 90s and had moved on. Then why this blame-game?” Nawaz reportedly said.

In a crucial PDM meeting yesterday, former President Asif Ali Zardari demanded Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif come back to Pakistan and face the hurdles along with the other opposition parties leaders.

“If Nawaz Sharif is ready for war, be it a long march or a matter of no-confidence, he will have to return home. Leaving the assemblies is tantamount to strengthening Imran Khan. We have to not fight with the government in the mountains but parliament.”

Further, naming former PM Sharif, he said that “if we have to fight then Mian Sab please come back Pakistan, we will all have to go to jail. When Shaheed Bibi came home in 1986 and 2007, we mobilized the whole country.”

While questioning Nawaz Sharif he said, “Mian Sahib, how will you solve public problems? You even did not increase salaries in your government whereas PPP did.”

“I am ready for war but maybe my domicile is different. You represent Punjab and I gave power to the parliament,” he added.

"PPP had passed the 18th Amendment and the NFC award was started in our era and we are punished for giving the powers to parliament," the former president said.

Following the meeting, PDM decided to reschedule the long-march which was earlier planned to kick-start on March 26 from Karachi.