Maryam Nawaz has finally softened her stance in favor of inter-agency talks, saying the PDM is ready to talk to the same establishment whose key players Nawaz Sharif has criticized in recent weeks.
In an interview, although he admitted that the Establishment was in touch with Noon League leaders, he did not say what was going on behind the scenes with the Establishment.
His father blamed the Establishment for overthrowing his government, disqualifying him and rigging the 2018 general elections in favor of the PTI. However, Maryam has made it a precondition that Imran Khan's government must be removed to start negotiations.
Informed sources said that the change in the PML-N's stance could be the result of recent developments behind the scenes, which were said to have started "winds of change" in the country's political landscape.
Alleged contacts have been made with parties considered part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to consider options for "transformation".
Informed sources say there have been important behind-the-scenes talks over the past week that, although not directly, are "encouraging".
Sources said that indirect talks were held with the three PDM parties PPP, Noon League and JUI-F. In these contacts, change in Punjab and Center was discussed.
An important meeting of PDM leaders was held in Islamabad last Sunday in which important leaders including Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari participated through video link while other participants included Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Aftab Sherpao. , Akhtar Mengal and Owais Noorani.
Although PDM leaders have refrained from talking about who contacted whom in the meeting, it is said that the issue of Punjab and Usman Bazdar were discussed as a first step to bring about change. Coins, after which the center will change.
Sources said that the PPP leadership was in favor of bringing a no-confidence vote against Usman Bazdar. It is said that the PML-Q will also support.
The PPP has said that any change will come within the limits of the constitution.
PML-N leaders say they will discuss this option (change of Bazdar) but it is said that Nawaz Sharif is not interested at the moment because if Bazdar is changed and replaced by Noon If the alliance of the league comes, it will not change anything until the system is fixed.
PPP is in favor of change in Punjab in the first phase. The post of chairman of the Senate for Maulana Fazlur Rehman was also discussed in the talks but it is said that Maulana is not ready for any such "hybrid change".
Some names, including Ahsan Iqbal and Khawaja Asif, have come to the fore in the background talks on the in-house transformation at the Center.
Many in the PTI do not like him while those who are important also consider the Chief Minister ineffective and incompetent. But Imran Khan is adamant that the Chief Minister of Punjab will remain the same no matter what happens.
A senior PDM official told The News that proposals have been discussed in the background to bring a no-confidence vote against Bazdar, replace him and result in the overthrow of the Imran Khan government.
During the opposition movement against the government, Prime Minister Imran Khan last Thursday met with government allies who complained to him that they were not getting development funds, that inflation was rising and that they were far from being involved in decision-making. Being kept
In addition, Prime Minister Imran Khan faced a difficult situation when he gave a luncheon in favor of the ruling coalition parties, which was not attended by the PML-Q members.
In this situation, Monis Elahi tweeted that his party's alliance with PTI was not for lunch but for votes.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Imran Khan assured the allies that all their issues would be resolved soon and he was personally reviewing them.
Interestingly, the sudden dissatisfaction of the PTI allies has come at a time when the winds of change are blowing and the PDM parties are also feeling it.
There are reports in the media quoting PML-Q sources that the party is not happy with the attitude of PTI and has complained that Prime Minister Imran Khan often visits Lahore but never meets Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Pervez Elahi.
According to media reports, he (the Prime Minister) did not even inquire about the well-being of the ailing PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat.
Referring to Federal Minister Tariq Bashir Cheema, who belongs to the PML-Q, the media also said that the PML-Q has no performance to show to the people that the government has shown so far. He was quoted in the media as saying that if the party did not rectify its situation, it would be very difficult for us to go further with the PTI.
MQM leader Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Federal Minister Fehmida Mirza, JWP chief Shahzain Bugti and others have also expressed their concerns.
