Daily Times

Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed claimed on Friday that there were two groups in Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), which signified a clear rift in the party.

In a press conference, Rasheed said that PML-N leaders were divided in their loyalty to the two brothers and their different ideologies. “One group follows Shehbaz Sharif and the other Nawaz Sharif,” he said.

He said that a new movement was growing inside the PML-N, which was being led by the younger brother, the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.

“I had said it in the past that Shehbaz is looking for a National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) which is impossible under the leadership of Imran Khan.”

“The speeches delivered by both PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari should be seriously considered,” he said.

Taking a jibe at Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, he said that both leaders made corruption cases against each other during their respective tenures which were being investigated by the present government.

“One dislikes Pakistan’s healthcare and the other wants five star treatment in the prison,” he said.

He said that Talpur and Shehbaz might act as the perfect buffers that might be used for delaying tactics by law enforcement authorities.

Talking about the unfortunate train accident that took place on Thursday, he said that he himself would visit Sindh and examine the train tracks which had gone unnoticed since the past 70 years.