As former military ruler Pervez Musharraf resigned from the post of chairman of his All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) on Friday, his party candidates for the two seats of Chitral as well as other leaders seemed in disarray.
While the scrutiny of nomination papers still continued, a final list of candidates would be prepared on June 29 across the country. Initially, the APML had filed nomination papers of Musharraf for NA-1 Chitral but later his papers were rejected as he did not return to the country as directed by the Supreme Court.
APML central leader Dr Muhammad Amjad from Islamabad had also filed nomination for the NA seat along with Sultan Wazir Khan and Taqdira Khan from Chitral. For the PA-1 seat too, Mr Wazir and Ms Taqdira had submitted papers along with Shahzada Hasnat.
But with Musharraf deciding to quit the party, the APML seems losing its relevance for the people of Chitral. In this connection, it has been learnt that the candidates of the party would withdraw from the election and may announce their support for other candidates individually or from the platform of the party.
The former military ruler was disqualified for life by Peshawar High Court in 2013.
In Islamabad, Dr Amjad said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had asked the APML to elect a new chairman in the backdrop of his disqualification and the latest apex court order. He said the party informed Gen Musharraf about the situation who said he did not want to stick to the party office and resigned.
\”Gen Musharraf has voluntarily resigned as the party chairman because of his disqualification. He has quit the party office but has not left politics or his party,\” he explained.
The decision taken by the general has cleared the confusion. It has settled the issue once for all. The political opportunists who are going from one party to another had a sigh of relief. They are confident now that Gen Musharraf will not come. If he had come back, these political maniacs would have been wiped out.
Now, things have become clear. Clear means: Sultan Wazir will get no votes in upper Chitral. His only vote bank will be a few thousand of his family. The newly handpicked of General Musharraf’s APML Dr Amjad will have let me repeat will have to have a humiliating upset in the stronghold of his commando boss. I would suggest Dr Amjad not to take risk as people of Chitral are not as mad as he thinks. Forget about Dr Amjad, not even a local leader will get vote using the commando’s name. If it had been easy, I bet you Iftikharuddin is not a crazy guy to join a party which had no chance of winning even a single seat.
The battle will be fought between clerics and the PTI hardliners. Pen down my words that except these parties, every single party whether PPP, PMLN, etc. will be completely eliminated.
And yup let me appreciate Mr and Mrs Aseer for taking a wise, timely and a brave decision. This is called bravery. As far I know Aseer joined APML just for the sake of Musharraf. And he was quit right in extending support to a man who had rendered great services for Chitral when he was in power. Rather it would not be wrong if it was Musharraf who brought Chitral to the limelight. These PPP walas are still selling the services of late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. His late daughter Benazir did nothing for the area. Her husband Asif Zardari termed it a backward valley where there is no political awareness and that’s it. The recent statement of a PPP ticket aspirant who applied for a ticket just because he was the nephew of two former MPAs, shows “kis daggar pe chal para he yeh party”.
So dear Chitralis take revenge from PPP walas. Settle the scores with Iftikhar for betraying Musharraf. And do not vote for any retired bureaucrat, headmaster etc who are contesting as independents. Kya kiy he in logon ne is mulk k liye…maze se nokri kerye rehe aur ab aa k unko Chitraliyon ki yaad satane lagi. Trust you will repent if you people cast your vote for these characters even by mistake. Mat do vote in ko as they do not deserve any mercy or vote because we have seen them ignoring Chitral when they “nokar pesha mazdoor of Pakistan sarkar”. Tell them to see some career in other NGOs or open a private school to kill their time as such people have no right to represent Chitral who did nothing when they were in job.