PTI leaders in a quandary over Orya Maqbool Jan's nomination for Punjab caretaker CM

[LegendInzi]

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) appeared to be in a quandary on Friday over the nominations for the post of Punjab caretaker chief minister with party leader Mian Mahmoodur Rasheed naming hardliner Orya Maqbool Jan as a candidate and party spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry refuting his candidacy.

Rasheed had announced the names of Jan, businessman Yakoob Izhar and senior analyst Prof Hassan Askari while speaking to the media after a meeting with the Punjab Assembly speaker early on Friday. He had expressed hope that the two sides would reach a consensus on the issue by Sunday.

After Rasheed mentioned Orya Maqbool Jan's name, people on social media tore into the PTI for considering someone as divisive as Jan, who currently hosts a show on Neo TV.

PTI refused to comment on the issue when Dawn.com reached out for a confirmation of the names.

However, shortly after Rasheed announced the names, PTI spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry took to Twitter to share the "three names" proposed by the party for the important post, omitting Jan from the list and replacing it with columnist Ayaz Amir.


Chaudhry added that an agreement on the name was expected by Saturday evening.

While speaking to Geo News, Chaudhry acknowledged that there was a "communication gap". "Maybe he [Rasheed] did not see the names [...] there was some confusion. The party had three names which were presented by me."

The spokesperson admitted that Jan's name was also discussed, adding "But the primary names that the four-member core committee decided were approved by Chairman Imran Khan and mentioned by me."

Rasheed, while also speaking to Geo News, clarified that Orya Maqbool Jan's name was presented "after directly taking permission from chairman sahab [Khan]".

"I received Ayaz Amir's name later and conveyed it to the speaker," he said. "It [sharing of names] has happened with consultations; I have done nothing directly on my own; they were given from the party."

Over the last week, the party has been in a disarray regarding names of the proposed caretaker chief ministers. On Wednesday, PTI withdrew the nomination of Nasir Mahmood Khosa as caretaker CM of Punjab — merely two days after their own leader Rasheed had finally reached an agreement with Shahbaz Sharif to appoint him to the post.

The name of Khosa, a former federal finance secretary who has also served as the chief secretary of Punjab and Balochistan, had been proposed by the PTI itself and finalised after much haggling by Sharif and Rasheed in a meeting at the PML-N’s Model Town office on Monday.

PTI chairman Imran Khan had also rejected the previously decided Manzoor Afridi’s nomination for caretaker chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa only hours before the deadline on Monday. His name was allegedly withdrawn for being an outcome of a deal between the chief minister and the opposition leader in the KP Assembly.

Separately, the party on Thursday evening welcomed Farooq Bandial to its fold only to expel him a few hours later following backlash on social media directed at the new entrant's criminal past.

Party leader Naeemul Haque had taken to Twitter to announce that Bandial had been expelled from the party "with immediate effect".

Terming his entry into the party "unfortunate", Haque had said: "We have no place for people with such record in our party."

https://www.dawn.com/news/1411347/pti-leaders-in-a-quandary-over-orya-maqbool-jans-nomination-for-punjab-caretaker-cm

What a circus

 

[LegendInzi]

Let that sink in for a moment: PTI was actually considering Orya Maqbool Jan for CM.

Farcical

 

[Waseem]

No doubt a pathetic choice and more confusion in nomination is embarrassing, Orya may have administrative experience but he is such a controversial figure due to his stance on women.

Fawad Chauhdry has ruled it out already but not sure what was Mahmud ur Rasheed thinking? What did they learn from first blunder?

 

[Mian]

Pathetic by Mehmud ur Rasheed why he is taking another line when the party leadership came up with Dr Akari and Ayaz Amir name this clown is throwing another name. Anyway already clarified by party spokesman Fawad Ch

 

[saeedhk]

Orya - the person I despise the most in this world. An extremist, hypocrite and bigot. An awful person.

A collection of his quotes:

‘A Pakistani woman is like the female dog, its only job is to stay at home.’

‘Western education pollutes the minds of Pakistanis.’

‘ Women force men to rape them because women wear inappropriate clothes.’ This was in the show discussing the tragic rape-murder of Zainab. Yes, discussing the rape of a 7 year old. Disgusting.

‘Science is false.’

‘We should not send our daughters to study in the west.’ Orya’s own daughter is studying in the U.S.

‘If women stay at home, they will be safe.’

‘Sharmeen Obaid is a traitor. The U.S. has the highest number of acid attacks.How come nobody has made a documentary of that?’

 

[Waseem]

Orya - the person I despise the most in this world. An extremist, hypocrite and bigot. An awful person.

A collection of his quotes:

‘A Pakistani woman is like the female dog, its only job is to stay at home.’

‘Western education pollutes the minds of Pakistanis.’

‘ Women force men to rape them because women wear inappropriate clothes.’ This was in the show discussing the tragic rape-murder of Zainab. Yes, discussing the rape of a 7 year old. Disgusting.

‘Science is false.’

‘We should not send our daughters to study in the west.’ Orya’s own daughter is studying in the U.S.

‘If women stay at home, they will be safe.’

‘Sharmeen Obaid is a traitor. The U.S. has the highest number of acid attacks.How come nobody has made a documentary of that?’

And who can forget his pathetic reaction to ad about young girl opting to play cricket and to make it worse even explained how it's inappropriate for girls to run around on sports ground.

Worst of all is his daughter studying in west while he issues fatwas against women leaving home let alone country.

 

[TQ89]

Orya - the person I despise the most in this world. An extremist, hypocrite and bigot. An awful person.

A collection of his quotes:

‘A Pakistani woman is like the female dog, its only job is to stay at home.’

‘Western education pollutes the minds of Pakistanis.’

‘ Women force men to rape them because women wear inappropriate clothes.’ This was in the show discussing the tragic rape-murder of Zainab. Yes, discussing the rape of a 7 year old. Disgusting.

‘Science is false.’

‘We should not send our daughters to study in the west.’ Orya’s own daughter is studying in the U.S.

‘If women stay at home, they will be safe.’

‘Sharmeen Obaid is a traitor. The U.S. has the highest number of acid attacks.How come nobody has made a documentary of that?’

The best part was when he was got served notice by the court regarding his stay in government house a year after his retirement. Yeh haal he humare self styled mufakkiro ka.

This is the reason I love Hassan nisar the most. He might be over harsh at times but he is not a hypocrite and unlike these holier than thou actually practices what he preaches.

 

[saeedhk]

The best part was when he was got served notice by the court regarding his stay in government house a year after his retirement. Yeh haal he humare self styled mufakkiro ka.

This is the reason I love Hassan nisar the most. He might be over harsh at times but he is not a hypocrite and unlike these holier than thou actually practices what he preaches.

Good to see another fan of Hassan Nisar.I am probably one of his biggest fans.I have watched most his shows. A true intellectual. Love how he takes Orya, fasaadi mullahs and Ansar Abbasi to cleaners.

Yes, he refused to vacate the house which he was provided by the government because he was a civil servant. The court had to step in. A total hypocrite.

 

[TQ89]

Good to see another fan of Hassan Nisar.I am probably one of his biggest fans.I have watched most his shows. A true intellectual. Love how he takes Orya, fasaadi mullahs and Ansar Abbasi to cleaners.

Yes, he refused to vacate the house which he was provided by the government because he was a civil servant. The court had to step in. A total hypocrite.

The best thing about hassan nisar is that he is impartial. He will take the hypocritical lefties to cleaners the same way he does to a right guy like ansar abbasi, Orya.

 

[Mamoon]

Hassan Nisar is a true intellect and has a great mind, but his problem is that never proposes any solutions.

He is addicted to criticism and makes a living out of it, but pointing out the obvious is easy; the challenge is to propose solution.

If you Google “armchair critic”, Hassan Nisar should be the first image that you see.

 

[Hadi Rizvi]

Hasan Nisar's criticism is the true definition of "Karrwa Sach"

Gotta love it, tho. One of the few people whose videos I'll usually watch no matter how long they are.

 

[RickyG]

Hassan Nisar is a true intellect and has a great mind, but his problem is that never proposes any solutions.

He is addicted to criticism and makes a living out of it, but pointing out the obvious is easy; the challenge is to propose solution.

If you Google “armchair critic”, Hassan Nisar should be the first image that you see.

The irony...

 

[saadibaba]

If we are going to make Oreo Cookie the caretaker CM of Punjab why not go ahead and make Amir Liaquat caretaker CM of Sindh and Dr.Shahid Masood care taker CM of Balochistan and Hamid Mir care taker CM of KP. While at it why not make Zaid laal topi Hamid care taker PM of Pakistan. All Pakistanis will finally be rest assured that their country is in capable hands.

As for Hassan Nisar being called an intellectual. When the the likes of true intellectuals like Faiz, Zia Moiudeen, Iftikar Arif, Obaidullah Baig, Mustansar Hussain Tarar etc. are replaced by people like Hassan Nisar who reminds me of those homeless people walking around Time Square NY with the sign “The end is near” around their necks while shouting aimlessly at passerby’s, it give a pretty accurate and frightening reflection of the actual intellect and mental faculties of our own people.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

I assume Pakistan adopts this caretaker system so that there is less political interference in general elections? However, given that these guys are political appointees then doesn't this defeat the whole point of the system?

It would be much better to scrap the caretaker system and just have a really strong election commission.

 

[Waseem]

I assume Pakistan adopts this caretaker system so that there is less political interference in general elections? However, given that these guys are political appointees then doesn't this defeat the whole point of the system?

It would be much better to scrap the caretaker system and just have a really strong election commission.

Exactly right! This is what Imran Khan has mentioned countless times that it's an embarrassment to even have caretaker setup because strong election commission should be more than enough but we are FAR from that.

I have absolutely no doubt that election Commission will be much more stronger if Imran comes to power as he is the only one with strong track record of giving up power to strengthen institutions.