LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday summoned Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi to Islamabad following a video leak in which Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) leader Tariq Cheema could be heard complaining to Jehangir Tareen against the provincial governor.
The video, which surfaced on Saturday, showed a meeting between Tareen, Punjab Minister for Mines and Minerals Hafiz Ammar Yasir, and PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and Federal Minister for Housing Tariq Bashir Cheema. In the video, Cheema can be heard speaking to Tareen and saying, “Sir, control Sarwar! He will not let your chief minister continue.”
“The prime minister will hold one-on-one meetings with the three leaders and try to resolve any differences between PML-Q members and Ch Sarwar,” sources said. “The discussions will focus on maintaining the balance of power in the Punjab government,” they said, adding that a strategy for the upcoming Senate elections will also be discussed during the meeting.
Published in Daily Times, November 13th 2018.
