RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League Chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said that President Arif Alvi had created political storm by writing letter to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).

In his statement on social networking website X Sheikh Rasheed said that Act and Constitution had been pitted against each other. ECP had announced schedule of delimitations and stated that elections could not be held in 90 days.

He said meeting politicians or political parties after this decision of ECP was meaningless, however, Constitution would emerge victorious at last and Constitution would be enforced in country. Court rulings would decide how issues faced by country would be settled, stated senior politician.

He predicted that 20 days were very important in country’s politics. Former Minister said first President created stir by issuing tweet and then he created storm by writing letter to Election Commission.

Rasheed said ECP would not pay heed to President’s call for consultations. Commission would not comply with President’s advice in this regard. He said if President issued date for general elections, new Pandora’s Box will be opened.

He said people did not consider it important that elections would be held in 90 days, four months or not at all but definitely issue of hike in power tariff was of paramount importance to them.

AML head said it was fact that people were unable to pay their electricity bills after sky-high prices of flour, sugar and petrol. He said that dollar had completed its triple century.

Political and economic condition of country were deteriorating with passage of time, he said. Politics had now secondary issue to people. They were now fighting war for their survival. “May Allah have mercy upon us and our country,” he prayed.

Published in The Daily National Courier, August, 25 2023

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