Despite Bilawal's outburst, President Zardari remains major guarantor for present system

• PPP has concerns over PML-N's behaviour in Centre, Punjab.
• PML-N admits PPP not given what it was promised initially.
• Bilawal-led party knows it will not withdraw support for govt.
  

ISLAMABAD: Despite Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's complaints against the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government, President Asif Ali Zardari remains one of the major guarantors for the stability of the present system.

Though Bilawal's recent outburst against the PML-N and Shehbaz Sharif government made headlines yet there is no threat to the regime, which was established with the support of PPP.

All key PPP leaders, including Bilawal, know that despite their complaints against the PML-N, the party will not withdraw its support for the Shehbaz government, which would not survive without PPP's backing.

All those who matter in the present system know that President Zardari is in harmony with Prime Minister Shehbaz and Army Chief General Asim Munir to support the present system for the political and economic stability of the country.

Recently, PM Shehbaz had told The News that he, President Zardari and Chief of Army Staff General Asim are on the same page for the political and economic stability of the country.

For all the measures being taken for the stability of the system and to improve the economic health of the country, all these three players work together. 

For the same reason, the PPP has been supporting all critical policies, including legislations moved by the government besides backing the economic agenda set by the SIFC (Special Investment Facilitation Council). 

According to a source, in some matters related to the SIFC decisions where some PPP leaders from Sindh had their reservations, the president played his role to ensure nothing went wrong.

A few days back, Bilawal had accused the ruling PML-N of violating its agreement with his party. 

During an informal discussion with journalists at PPP's Media Cell in Karachi, Bilawal said that true politics was based on respect and that the ruling coalition must adhere to its agreements.

The PPP has been raising its discontent over the behaviour of PML-N and its governments in the Centre and Punjab. The PPP has repeatedly said the PML-N, particularly the Maryam Nawaz government in Punjab, is not adhering to the agreement reached between the two sides at the time of the formation of the government. 

Some senior PML-N leaders do admit that what the PPP was promised in Punjab has not yet been delivered.

The PPP was promised that it would be given political space in Punjab by letting the party appoint its choice civil administration and police officials in districts and tehsils where the party had won the February 8 elections.

Chief Minister Punjab Maryam, however, is insisting that she would not accept any political interference, including from her own party in the civil bureaucracy appointments.

Originally published in The News