This is the latest news about Shazia Marri Criticizes PMLN on Maritime Authority Dispute. The PPP, which is already at odds with the PML-N over how to govern the nation, objected on Sunday to the federal government’s creation of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority, reminding the Shehbaz-led administration of its vital role in maintaining the government.
A recent meeting between President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to re-establish trust appears to have failed to end the long-simmering differences between the two parties.
These disputes were brought back into the public eye on Sunday when PPP leader Shazia Marri criticised the PML-N-led government for not consulting the PPP on important decisions, such as the creation of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority. “The PPP’s support is essential to the government’s survival,” she stated.
She cautioned, “Even though we have repeatedly stated that the PPP supports the federal government, the day we remove that support, the federal government will fall apart. Perhaps the PML-N is unaware of this.”
She asserted that the decision to create the authority was not communicated to the Pakistan People’s Party or the Sindh government.
According to Ms. Marri, her party has also been calling for the Council of Common Interests (CCI), which hasn’t met in eleven months, to meet. She stated that the prime minister was “constitutionally bound to convene a meeting of the Council of Common Interests within three months” and that “the Constitution is being constantly and openly violated.”
She asked rhetorically if it was “wise to sabotage the Constitution on important national issues without taking allies and provinces into confidence” and stated that the Council of Common Interests should be consulted on the establishment of the Maritime and Seaport Authority.
The PPP spokesperson described the Centre’s strategy as “uncomfortable” and one that would only cause the two allies to grow more distant from one another. It would be “better for everyone” if the nation was governed according to constitutional and legal principles, she continued, emphasising that the opinions of allies and provinces should come before the task force’s recommendations on the maritime sector, maritime affairs, and KPT proposals.
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The PPP leadership, including Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, was consulted about the PMSA formation, according to Qaisar Ahmed Sheikh, the minister of maritime affairs.
The minister stated, “I have already discussed the matter with Murad Ali Shah, and two PPP leaders, Mehreen Bhutto and Asad Niazi, spent a whole day with me on Saturday, and we discussed the issue.”
A task force comprising all stakeholders has been established for the PMSA, he added, adding, “I live in Karachi and will keep PPP leadership and the Sindh government updated on the issue.”
Senior PPP officials have expressed a “lack of confidence” in the federal government, escalating tensions between the federal government and its ally.
The relationship has become even more strained as a result of issues like internet restrictions, which PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has criticised as an attempt at censorship.
Though the PPP chief has called for continued engagement with the PML-N government, the growing discord is also reflected in the protests by PPP lawmakers in parliament, including a walkout over the absence of federal ministers.
Despite the two parties’ differences, analysts think that the existence of a common enemy, Imran Khan, will force them to work together to preserve the current situation, with the support of the establishment, which is essential to keeping this unlikely alliance intact.
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