The survival of the administration depends on the backing of the PPP, according to PPP spokesperson Shazia Marri, who criticized the PML-N-led federal government on Sunday for not consulting the PPP on important issues, such as the creation of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority.
Senior PPP officials expressed a “lack of confidence” in December, raising tensions between the federal government and its ally.
The relationship has become even more tense as a result of issues like internet restrictions, which PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has criticized as attempts to suppress residents. Similarly, growing disagreement is reflected in PPP legislators’ complaints in parliament, including a walkout over the absence of federal ministers, despite Bilawal’s calls for continuing engagement with the PML-N government.
Marri defended the creation of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority in a statement released today, accusing the federal government of “repeatedly making decisions without consulting the PPP.”
“Even though we have repeatedly stated that the PPP supports the federal government, the federal government will fall apart the moment we remove that support,” Marri cautioned.
“The PML-N may not be aware of this.”
She went on to say that the PPP was not trusted with the establishment of the Pakistan Maritime and Seaport Authority.
“The decision to establish the authority was not communicated to the Pakistan People’s Party or the Sindh government,” she said.
She added that the Council of Common Interests (CCI) had not met in the previous eleven months, and her party had been calling for a meeting to be called.
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.”
Asking rhetorically if it was “wise to sabotage the Constitution on important national issues without taking allies and provinces into confidence,” she proclaimed, “the opinion and matter of the establishment of the Maritime and Seaport Authority should be brought to the Council of Common Interests.”
The Center’s strategy, according to the PPP spokeswoman, is “beyond understanding” and will only deepen the divide between the two allies.
She went on to say that it would be “better for everyone” if the nation was governed according to constitutional and legal principles, emphasizing that the opinions of friends and provinces should come before the task force’s recommendations on the maritime sector, maritime issues, and KPT ideas.
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