I am not part of PML-N decision-making process, says Muhammad Zubair
Becoming the spokesperson of Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz was the most difficult job, says former Sindh governor
December 31, 2023
- I stood firm with PML-N after Nawaz's disqualification: Zubair.
- “I think, I am in the PML-N," says the former Sindh governor.
- Says he vigorously supported PML-N from 2013 to 2018.
Disappointed with his party leadership, former Sindh governor and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leader Muhammad Zubair has revealed that he is not part of the decision-making process within his party, with the nation heading towards the most sought-after general election scheduled to be held on February 8.
Following Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Miftah Ismail, Zubair became the latest PML-N heavyweight to express his disappointment publicly.
Speaking on Geo News programme “Naya Pakistan” on Sunday, Zubair said probably he is associated with the PML-N, adding that he is in the party "just like Abbasi".
“I think, I am in the PML-N. I am in [the party] just like Abbasi is,” he added, as Abbasi had stepped down from the party office soon after the appointment of Maryam Nawaz as senior vice-president and chief organiser.
Recalling his services to the former ruling party, Zubair said he vigorously supported the PML-N from 2013 to 2018.
The ex-spokesperson of PML-N's supremo Nawaz and Maryam said that he was among the six or seven founding members of the election cell, adding that he was with the elder Sharif during all three terms in the government. “I stood firm with the party when a difficult time came in 2017 after the disqualification of Nawaz Sharif.”
According to the PML-N leader, during the tough time, nobody dared to visit Jati Umra — the residence of the three-time former prime minister —except a few people. “Becoming the spokesperson of Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz was the most difficult job.”
His appointment as the spokesperson of the duo was a matter of honour for him, Zubair added.
To another query, the “sidelined” PML-N leader said: “In cricket, there are T20 and Test players. During the Test matches, T20 players are dropped.”
Responding to a question about the equal opportunities of electioneering for all the political parties, Zubair said that his party was also seeking a level-playing field in the 2018 election but they were denied.
