Monday, November 14, 2011

Shah Mehmood Qureshi Resigns From PPP and Pakistan National Assembly


Former foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mehmood Qureshi resigned today from the basic membership of Pakistan Peoples Party, the ruling party of Pakistan, stating that PPP is no longer adhere to the vision of its assassinated leader Muhterma Benazir Bhutto. He charged the co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party and sitting president of Pakistan, Mr. Asif Ali Zardari for twisting the vision of her wife and Ex chairman of Peoples Party to prolong his own rule in the country. He said that Mr Zardari is making friendship with the enemies of Muhterma Benazir and PPP.

He said that it is hard for him to back off from his relation of 2 decades with Pakistan Peoples Party. He not only resigned from the basic membership of his party but also resigned from the membership with National Assembly. He also asked from rest of the parliamentarians to resign from MNA and Senate seats, as according to him the parliament is doing nothing to enforce the resolutions passed by it.



Mr Shah Mehmood Qureshi criticized the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousaf Raza Gilani and his government to solve various issues like poverty, economic issues, agricultural issues and energy crisis. Government of Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani has failed in governance due to their corruption in the government institutions. Mr Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that he had no attraction for power and designation, and he only did politics under the leadership of his leader Muhterma Benazir Bhutto. He named current PPP as Zardari League.



Shah Mehmood Qureshi resigned as Minister of Foreign affairs after the notorious Raymond Davis issue and Miss Hina Rabbani Kher is currently serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs. His opposition to the current policies of Asif Ali Zardari and Prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani were in news for some time now and it was said that Shah Mehmood Qureshi was going to make forward block in Pakistan Peoples Party. But his resignation washed those rumors. One such news left is his joing of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf. Mr Qureshi aid that he will annonce his next political move on 27th November 2011.

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