Those who leave PPP are doomed: Aitzaz

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Senator Aitzaz Ahsan has ruled out the possibility of a delay in general elections in the presence of an independent judiciary. In an interview on Sunday, Aitzaz said everyone knew the fate of those who left the PPP. He said President Asif Ali Zardari was following the policy of reconciliation that strengthened democracy, adding that the current government would complete its constitutional tenure. Aitzaz expressed confidence that the PPP would win elections and form the next government in the Punjab province. He said those leaving the PPP would die politically, pointing out that people had left the party in the past and their political fate was known to all. He further said certain anti-democratic forces were not in favour of elections but despite that there should be no doubt about the intentions of the present government to safeguard the interests of democracy. To a question, he said he believed that no single party would gain absolute majority in the election and a coalition government would most probably be formed. Moreover, he said Zardari had the experience of running a coalition government successfully, a skill that no other party leader possessed. Furthermore, he said in the current situation, the next federal government would also be formed by the PPP in coalition with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), adding that the PPP would succeed in forming its government in Punjab as well.