PML-N/Q war of words escalates
Salik vows to give 'proper response' to legal notice
Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistan Chaudhry Salik Hussain of the PML-Q, a coalition partner of the ruling PML-N, has promised to respond to a legal notice received from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. Salik, who recently faced accusations of recommending a deputy commissioner in his native district of Gujrat, denied the claim.
He stated that his party would address the legal notice once it is received. Despite a question about potential impacts on his brother, a minister in Maryam's cabinet, Salik maintained that his remarks were personal. Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari had urged Salik to respond with evidence or an apology for his allegations.
Bukhari noted that Salik had previously recommended the deputy commissioner appointment but was now retracting the statement. PML-Q's Central Information Secretary, Ghulam Mustafa Malik, defended Salik's stance, asserting that being part of the ruling coalition doesn't necessitate silence on government irregularities. He urged the focus to be on actual issues like misuse of official resources.
Hussain reaffirmed the party's commitment to presenting evidence of corruption, emphasizing the controversy was a political move by PML-N and Maryam Nawaz. PML-N stalwart and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, while maintaining respect for Salik, struggled to understand his corruption allegation, suggesting it as an attempt to gain political ground.
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