Power should be handed to winning party after elections: Mahmood Khan Achakzai
\n HYDERABAD
\nTehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aiyeen Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has proposed the formation of a national government for four months to hold transparent elections, after which power should be transferred to the winning party.
\nSpeaking to media representatives after meeting Qaumi Awami Tehreek (QAT) chief Ayaz Latif Palijo at his residence in Hyderabad on Saturday, Achakzai said the current rulers lack the capacity to govern and called for a three-day roundtable conference involving all stakeholders to put the country back on track, The News reported.
\nFormer National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser and Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen leader Allama Raja Nasir Abbas were also part of the delegation.He proposed that the national government should be comprised of five major political parties. He said the TTAP was formed to resist attacks on the Constitution, adding that all concerns raised by the opposition have now proven to be true.
\nThe TTAP chief, who is also the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party, said the country can move forward only if parliamentary supremacy is ensured and all nationalities and provinces are given their due rights.Referring to Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, he said Jinnah once remarked that his pockets were full of counterfeit coins, and \u201ctoday there is a need for a movement to remove those counterfeit coins from the system.\u201d
\nHe said Pakistan is a federation of nations and can only function smoothly if all nationalities are given equal rights and a fair share in power.Earlier, QAT chief Ayaz Latif Palijo said he was thankful to the delegation, including Achakzai, for visiting Hyderabad. He said his party had been part of political alliances in the past, including the MRD, and the current alliance has also been established to \u201crestore democracy through a political struggle.\u201d
\nPalijo also criticised the 26th Constitutional Amendment, alleged restrictions on courts, and termed the Peca Act a curtailment of press freedom. He maintained that Sindh\u2019s share in the NFC and other budgets has been reduced, and the province was being kept under constant pressure.
\nAllama Raja Nasir Abbas said that in times of crisis, it is always the common people who suffer. He alleged that innocent people, including women leaders such as Yasmin Rashid, are languishing in jails, while PTI founder Imran Khan, whom he termed the most popular leader in the country, is imprisoned in what he called false cases.
\nHe demanded immediate elections, \u201crestoration of the Constitution\u201d and establishment of \u201ca democratic government.\u201d Former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser said the country is being run in \u201cviolation of law and constitutional norms, and that institutions have been compromised.\u201d He criticised the Sindh government over \u201cpoor infrastructure, lack of clean drinking water, and deteriorating road conditions.
\n\u201cHe alleged that the public mandate has been snatched through Form-47 and called on the people to support protests and a strike on February 8.The political leaders agreed that the restoration of true democracy and constitutional rule has become inevitable for the survival of the country.
\nAs part of marking the 122nd birth anniversary of GM Syed, a delegation of TTAP attended the events in Sann and addressed the gathering. The delegation appealed to the participants to support and join the strike scheduled for February 8. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Power should be handed to winning party after elections: Mahmood Khan Achakzai HYDERABAD Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aiyeen Pakistan (TTAP) chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has proposed the formation of a national government for four months to hold transparent elections, after which power should be transferred to the winning party. Speaking to media representatives after meeting Qaumi Awami Tehreek […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":526347,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-526329","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n