PPP yet to take a call on joining Pakistan government after recent offers

The Pakistan Peoples Party has not yet decided on whether to go ahead and join the Federal Cabinet or not, party insiders have revealed. They also maintain that there is a lot of pressure fromboth,within the party leadership and government allies tojoin the government.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who recently met Pakistani Prime Minister ShehbazSharifwas offered andratherinsisted upon tojoin the federal government formally,at the earliest.

Bilawal, whohas in the past maintained a position consequent to the decision by his party’s Central Executive Committee(CEC)to not join the federal cabinet, had reportedly avoided an affirmative answer, a party leader on the condition of anonymity said.“Shehbaz Sharif is elder to Bilawal Bhutto, its not in our culture or tradition to misbehave with the elders the reason Mr Bilawal avoided a commitment or a comment when he was offered by the Prime Minister, what else would he had done, he couldn’t go on to fight”.

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The meetingwas saidtobe heldin a very positive and constructive environment where Bilawalwas askedto join as the Foreign Minister. The Prime Minister insisted that PPP jointhe Federal Cabinet, preferably before the budgetis presented, which is due to be laid before the parliament in the first week of June.

It is pertinentto mention that in the past, Bilawal Bhutto and his party have declined the offer to be the PrimeMinisterin the run-up to the governmentformation,following theFebruary 8General Elections in Pakistan.

His party said that they took a principled position on the matter andthat itwould support the PMLN-led government on issue-to-issue basis.

Party leaders insisted that while there is no decision, thePPP chairman remains under immense pressure from the government and his own party leaders to review the party’s stance andratherjoin the government and that thedecision of the party’s CEC should be reviewedby convening another CEC meet given the circumstances.

No meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Pakistan Peoples Party(PPP) hasbeen calledas yet.