Punjab (former) CM Usman Buzdar - Discussion Thread

[Eagle_Eye]

In Musharraf era, he was district Nazim of Taunsa.

He was a member of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) from 2002-2008 and later switched to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

In 2013, he contested the election from PML-N ticket but lost to Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) candidate.

I got the above information from another site. If true then I am very disappointed in this selection.

Based on that I am quite dissapointed!
Is he a JKT puppet I wonder?

 

[Mian]

In Musharraf era, he was district Nazim of Taunsa.

He was a member of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) from 2002-2008 and later switched to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

In 2013, he contested the election from PML-N ticket but lost to Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) candidate.

I got the above information from another site. If true then I am very disappointed in this selection.

How can he be a district nazim? Taunsa Sharif is a Tehsil that comes under DG Khan District. There is a movement going on in Taunsa from years to make it a district and get it out of the controls of Lagharis and Khosas of DG Khan who use all the resources and funds.

 

[King-Misbah]

In Musharraf era, he was district Nazim of Taunsa.

He was a member of Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) from 2002-2008 and later switched to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).

In 2013, he contested the election from PML-N ticket but lost to Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) candidate.

I got the above information from another site. If true then I am very disappointed in this selection.

Dont be disappointed; he is just the face. The team behind him is strong

 

[Nostalgic]

Buzdar are an ethnic Baloch tribe from Southwestern Punjab, around DG Khan, Rajanpur etc. The name literally means goat keeper in Farsi: the "buz" for goat is the same root word found in buzdil, and buzkashi. I believe it suggests a nomadic background from centuries past.

 

[Mian]

Buzdar are an ethnic Baloch tribe from Southwestern Punjab, around DG Khan, Rajanpur etc. The name literally means goat keeper in Farsi: the "buz" for goat is the same root word found in buzdil, and buzkashi. I believe it suggests a nomadic background from centuries past.

So a 'cherwaha' is CM Punjab now?

 

[Nostalgic]

So a 'cherwaha' is CM Punjab now?

We had a Buzdar classmate at university. Some of the other classmates spent four years teasing him by calling him Buzdil, a play on his last name. On the night before our final exam in our last year, he cracked another student's head open with an iron rod during an altercation. The day of the exam, as word spread about what had happened the night before, many of those who had teased him realized they had dodged a bullet.

 

[Eagle_Eye]

We had a Buzdar classmate at university. Some of the other classmates spent four years teasing him by calling him Buzdil, a play on his last name. On the night before our final exam in our last year, he cracked another student's head open with an iron rod during an altercation. The day of the exam, as word spread about what had happened the night before, many of those who had teased him realized they had dodged a bullet.

So Sharifs better behave in Punjab assembly then

 

[Mian]

We had a Buzdar classmate at university. Some of the other classmates spent four years teasing him by calling him Buzdil, a play on his last name. On the night before our final exam in our last year, he cracked another student's head open with an iron rod during an altercation. The day of the exam, as word spread about what had happened the night before, many of those who had teased him realized they had dodged a bullet.

Derao to nae bhai i take my words back he is not a cherwaha

 

[Nostalgic]

So Sharifs better behave in Punjab assembly then

Derao to nae bhai i take my words back he is not a cherwaha

Be afraid, be very afraid...

Jokes and anecdotes aside, we had quite a few ethnic Baloch coursemates from that corner of Punjab: Buzdars, Khosas, Legharis, Mazaris etc, and they were all on the so-called “backwards areas” quota seats. There was a marked contrast between the deserving ones, who showed up at university in rags (one of them literally had one change of shalwar qameez) and the ones who were children of Sardars, drove around in Pajeros, and were abusing the system by taking up a place meant for the disadvantaged simply because they were domiciled from those districts.

 

[Mian]

Be afraid, be very afraid...

Jokes and anecdotes aside, we had quite a few ethnic Baloch coursemates from that corner of Punjab: Buzdars, Khosas, Legharis, Mazaris etc, and they were all on the so-called “backwards areas” quota seats. There was a marked contrast between the deserving ones, who showed up at university in rags (one of them literally had one change of shalwar qameez) and the ones who were children of Sardars, drove around in Pajeros, and were abusing the system by taking up a place meant for the disadvantaged simply because they were domiciled from those districts.

But there are many smart ethnic Balochs from these backward areas who ended up on high posts in bureaucracy. Our bureaucracy is full of Khosas, Mazaris and Lagharis. To give you an example our next CJ Asif Khosa (he is the one who sent 2 PMs home and came up with legendary words like Godfather and pity the nation in his judgements) is the brother of Nasir Khosa Chief Sec Punjab and also the brother of Tariq Khosa former IG Punjab and DG FIA. They are from DG Khan.

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

Buzdar belongs to one of the most deprived areas of Punjab without water, electricity and hospital among other basic necessities, said the PTI chief in a video message sent to the media on Friday. “He knows how to live in the most underdeveloped area and knows how poor live. He is the only MPA without the electricity connection at home,” he added.

Hopefully he'll eradicate poverty in Punjab.

 

[Nostalgic]

So Sharifs better behave in Punjab assembly then

But there are many smart ethnic Balochs from these backward areas who ended up on high posts in bureaucracy. Our bureaucracy is full of Khosas, Mazaris and Lagharis. To give you an example our next CJ Asif Khosa (he is the one who sent 2 PMs home and came up with legendary words like Godfather and pity the nation in his judgements) is the brother of Nasir Khosa Chief Sec Punjab and also the brother of Tariq Khosa former IG Punjab and DG FIA. They are from DG Khan.

Certainly, I don’t doubt that, it’s just that some of those students truly deserved the helping hand, while others were obviously well off enough (and had often lived their whole lives in major cities) that they were using up seats meant for actual deserving candidates from their home districts.

 

[Mian]

Looks like possible candidate for CM Punjab are ok with this decision
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">میں سردار عثمان بزدار کو چیف منسٹر پنجاب نامزد ہونے پر دل کی گہراہیوں سے مبارکباد دیتا ہوں۰</p>— Abdul Aleem Khan (@aleemkhan_pti) <a href="https://twitter.com/aleemkhan_pti/status/1030514906217500672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">سردار عٽمان بزدار کو سی ایم پنجاب نامزد ہونے پر مبارکباد، اللّہ سے دعا ہے کہ وہ اپنی ذمہ داریوں اور چیلینجز سے احسن طریقے سے عہدہ برآ ہوں، اٰمین</p>— Major Tahir Sadik (@MajorSadik) <a href="https://twitter.com/MajorSadik/status/1030537753283506177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Congratulations Sirdar Usman Buzdar. A great decsion by skipper. Will address the grievances of South Punjab!</p>— Raja Yasir H.Sarfraz (@RajaYassirPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/RajaYassirPTI/status/1030515893569298432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 17, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Mamoon]

This whole narrative of appointing someone from poor background etc. is just a pretext; the plan is to appoint somoeone low profile who will happily step aside if JKT manages to clear his name, which he will.

 

[srh]

This whole narrative of appointing someone from poor background etc. is just a pretext; the plan is to appoint somoeone low profile who will happily step aside if JKT manages to clear his name, which he will.

If this is the real plan then I am good with this appointment. Jahangir Khan Tareen is ideal as Chief Minister of Punjab.

 

[Mamoon]

So he has turned out to be a murderer. Surprise, surprise.

PTI and their supporters deserves this humiliation. Welcome to Naya Pakistan, ladies and gentleman.

 

[Mamoon]

If this is the real plan then I am good with this appointment. Jahangir Khan Tareen is ideal as Chief Minister of Punjab.

Yes, an interim murderer soon to be replaced by an insider trader and the mastermind of the sugarmill scam. Exactly the start that “Naya Pakistan” needed.

 

[Abdullah719]

 

[hussain.r97]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I want to make it clear I stand by our nominee Usman Buzdar for CM Punjab. I have done my due diligence over the past 2 weeks & have found him to be an honest man. He has integrity & stands by my vision & ideology of Naya Pakistan.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030804804975685637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Reports are coming that the media have misquoted the reference against Usman Buzdar. He was cleared under investigation, he did not give diyat, but the other people under investigation did.

 

[srh]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I want to make it clear I stand by our nominee Usman Buzdar for CM Punjab. I have done my due diligence over the past 2 weeks & have found him to be an honest man. He has integrity & stands by my vision & ideology of Naya Pakistan.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030804804975685637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Reports are coming that the media have misquoted the reference against Usman Buzdar. He was cleared under investigation, he did not give diyat, but the other people under investigation did.

this guy has no relation with PTI, he only recently joined PTI and now he is going to be CM Punjab? what the hell is that? PTI members should be mad on his selection; plus he has so many red flags

 

[hussain.r97]

this guy has no relation with PTI, he only recently joined PTI and now he is going to be CM Punjab? what the hell is that? PTI members should be mad on his selection; plus he has so many red flags

Agree with that, there were so many other suitable candidates. I hope this guy proves us all wrong.

 

[Major]

Wow so a convicted murderer is being made cm.


Nfp posted the court papers aswell.

Naya pakistan jee

 

[Mueez]

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[Syed1]

Wow so a convicted murderer is being made cm.


Nfp posted the court papers aswell.

Naya pakistan jee

Well you voted for Zardari who hasn't been convicted but has hundreds of murders on his hands so you should be ok with this guy as well.

 

[Major]

Well you voted for Zardari who hasn't been convicted but has hundreds of murders on his hands so you should be ok with this guy as well.

I voted for my constituency na and pp member

 

[Syed1]

I voted for my constituency na and pp member

Who happened to be from PPP a party headed by Zardari.

 

[MenInG]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I want to make it clear I stand by our nominee Usman Buzdar for CM Punjab. I have done my due diligence over the past 2 weeks & have found him to be an honest man. He has integrity & stands by my vision & ideology of Naya Pakistan.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030804804975685637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the first time Punjab will have a CM from such a neglected area who is acutely aware of what has to be done there. I fully back him all the way. <a href="https://t.co/gtdCy0Z58a">https://t.co/gtdCy0Z58a</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030805736165715968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Mian]

ok i listened to him and he is presentable not that bad as i expected. He is a calm and cool guy not aggressive like shobaz let's hope he delivers.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Exclusive interview of PTI's nominee for CM Punjab Mr. -<a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PTI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PTI</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsmanBuzdar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsmanBuzdar</a> <a href="https://t.co/ndWSDdWDka">https://t.co/ndWSDdWDka</a></p>— PTI South Punjab (@PTISPOfficial) <a href="https://twitter.com/PTISPOfficial/status/1030847762567315457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Mian]

 

[srh]

there is a big problem in Punjab that when the aggrieved party goes to police to register a case against the accused, they also include the close relatives of the accuser in the FIR truth and lies are intermingled

 

[WhenSultansBowled]

there is a big problem in Punjab that when the aggrieved party goes to police to register a case against the accused, they also include the close relatives of the accuser in the FIR truth and lies are intermingled

Nailed it. Happened to very close family members.

Youths were wasted. Families separated and blood shed.

Just because they accuse the guy, his brothers, cousins, 2ns cousins, close friends etc etc.

 

[Bewal Express]

Well you voted for Zardari who hasn't been convicted but has hundreds of murders on his hands so you should be ok with this guy as well.

Noora and PPP voters are always happy to vote thugs and crooks.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">آج رات نسیم زہرہ کے ساتھ شو میں <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> کے معاملے میں تفصیلی وضاحت جاری کی۔ <br><br>عثمان بزدار کو میں اچھی طرح جانتی ہوں اور واقف ہوں کہ جو الزام ان پر لگایا گیا وہ غلط ہے۔ یہ بے گناہ ہیں، بلکہ انہوں نے تو مالی امداد بھی کی غریبوں کی اس کیس میں۔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PTI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PTI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsmanBuzdar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsmanBuzdar</a> <a href="https://t.co/rUltnDrisW">pic.twitter.com/rUltnDrisW</a></p>— Zartaj Gul Wazir (@zartajgulwazir) <a href="https://twitter.com/zartajgulwazir/status/1030896137950187531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[Markhor]

Like being back in the 80s again with all this criticism of Imran's selection policies

This is of course far bigger stakes, I hope this unknown entity has a solid team around him. After the 18th Amendement, the provinces have more autonomy (as it should be) so it's important to have the right leadership in place.

 

[hadi123]

Usman Buzdar of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has won the election for Punjab chief minister slot on Sunday.

He secured 186 votes as compared to 159 votes of Hamza Shahbaz Sharif.

The session, being chaired by newly elected PA Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, faced a delay as MPAs were having breakfast, PTV News reported.

The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Usman Buzdar ─ backed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) ─ is going up against former Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif's son, Hamza Shahbaz.

Buzdar was the favourite to win the election as the PTI has already shown its strength in elections for the post of speaker and deputy speaker in the assembly.

The chief minister was elected through a head count. Around 345 out of total 354 MPAs cast their votes in the election. The PML-N members were wearing black armbands in protest against alleged rigging in the July 25 election. They also recorded their protest and chanted slogans demanding the speaker to start the polling process.

The PPP lawmakers did not cast their votes in the election for the chief minister. Earlier at least five, out of total seven PPP members in the assembly, had left the assembly building without casting their votes. One PPP member opted to remain in the assembly but did not cast his vote.

Controversy around PTI's Buzdar
Buzdar's nomination turned controversial when reports surfaced that the CM contender had allegedly been involved in a murder case in 1998 filed after a clash broke out during local body polls, leaving six members of the Chakarani tribe ─ a sub-clan of the Buzdar tribe ─ dead.

Although the case was sent to an anti-terrorism court, a jirga was instrumental in reaching a settlement whereby compensation money of Rs7.5 million was paid to the heirs of the deceased.

However, PTI Chairman Imran Khan was quick to defend Buzdar, saying that he had handpicked the CM nominee after "due diligence over the past two weeks" and "found him to be an honest man".

He added that Buzdar belonged to a under-developed area of Punjab, where there is "no water, electricity or hospital".

Buzdar, he said, is "well acquainted with how people live in those areas, and secondly, he is aware of how the poor lead their lives. When he will assume the office of the chief minister he will know the nature of the plight that faces the underprivileged people of Pakistan."

PTI Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry also defended Buzdar, saying the case against him had been politically motivated.

Will register protest against rigging: Hamza
Hamza Shahbaz on Sunday vowed that the PML-N would register its protest against alleged rigging in the July 25 polls ─ both on the streets and in the assemblies.

He said that his party would continue to take part in the democratic process, but vowed to prevent a 'rigged system' from functioning.

Hamza demanded a parliamentary commission be constituted immediately to probe the allegations, DawnNewsTV reported.

Elahi against forward bloc
Elahi, while speaking to the media on Sunday, said that he is personally against the politics of forward blocs. He reminded the opposition that they would gain nothing through agitation and accused the opposition of not walking the talk: "Hindering democratic process is not a service to democracy," he said.

Speaker, deputy speaker polls dominated by PTI
On Thursday, PTI-backed PML-Q leader Elahi was elected speaker with 201 votes — more than expected. Elahi was up against PML-N's Iqbal Gujar, who received 147 votes ─ 15 less than expected. The PTI-backed candidate was expected to receive 185 votes, including 10 from the PML-Q, whereas the PML-N candidate was expected to get 162 votes.

The PPP boycotted the election, with MPA Hassan Murtaza citing the "PML-N's attitude" toward his party as the reason behind the move.

PTI's Dost Mazari also defeated PML-N's Waris Kalo in the contest for deputy speaker, with Mazari securing 187 votes against Kalo's 159 votes.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1427988/punjab-assembly-elects-buzdar-as-chief-minister

 

[yasir]

Everybody is baffled by Mr UB appointment as CM of Punjab. He just joined PTI few months ago, has no experience nor qualifications, not to mention those cases. Even the Southern Punjab belt within party is not happy. Thought process behind his nominee is not clear, Mr IK is still adamant that he has personally researched for 2 weeks on this guy, the next Wasim Akram of Pakistani politics?

The best guess even these pundits come up with it is that he is either stop gap or puppet to facilitate JT to run Punjab...

CM of Punjab is most important position after PM of country, it’s 110M People, 65% of Pakistan’s economy...

Team selection for Naya Pakistan is not flattering anybody from inside or outside of the party.

https://youtu.be/j2sfT8yq2RI

 

[last_knight]

In a true democratic culture, we would have ministers and secretaries for major departments to run affairs and be answerable to CM who himself/herself shouldn't dictate departments. But the way our govts have worked for last 30 years, we have been made to understand it otherwise.

 

[MRSN]

Very inspirational speech.

 

[PetroDollars]

I highly doubt IK would take a risk this early in such a huge post to create a stopgap CM, what if he refuses to step down, Musharraf was NSs stop gap and look how that turned out. Surly this guy is it for 5 years, however we might see more power given to nazims (city/district mayors)

 

[Bewal Express]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">آج رات نسیم زہرہ کے ساتھ شو میں <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> کے معاملے میں تفصیلی وضاحت جاری کی۔ <br><br>عثمان بزدار کو میں اچھی طرح جانتی ہوں اور واقف ہوں کہ جو الزام ان پر لگایا گیا وہ غلط ہے۔ یہ بے گناہ ہیں، بلکہ انہوں نے تو مالی امداد بھی کی غریبوں کی اس کیس میں۔<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PTI?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PTI</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsmanBuzdar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsmanBuzdar</a> <a href="https://t.co/rUltnDrisW">pic.twitter.com/rUltnDrisW</a></p>— Zartaj Gul Wazir (@zartajgulwazir) <a href="https://twitter.com/zartajgulwazir/status/1030896137950187531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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This lady is good and needs a higher profile. I see a future PTI leader emerging

 

[Mian]

This lady is good and needs a higher profile. I see a future PTI leader emerging

She is one of those student leaders from ISF (Insaf Student Federation) who are now MNA/MPA of PTI. Farukh Habib, Murad Saeed, Shahid, Gumman etc are other ISF guys who are part of our assemblies now. Well done PTI!

 

[Bewal Express]

She is one of those student leaders from ISF (Insaf Student Federation) who are now MNA/MPA of PTI. Farukh Habib, Murad Saeed, Shahid, Gumman etc are other ISF guys who are part of our assemblies now. Well done PTI!

If the PTI survives the period after IK steps down because the likes of SMQ, PK etc will always be putting their personal ambitions above party( and i dont mean they are corrupt) then we will have brought through a good generation of younger politicians to take the country forward.

 

[Syed1]

If the PTI survives the period after IK steps down because the likes of SMQ, PK etc will always be putting their personal ambitions above party( and i dont mean they are corrupt) then we will have brought through a good generation of younger politicians to take the country forward.

That's why CMs of Punjab and KPK should have been young guys who could have been trained to be future leaders of PTI, but alas we have oldie yes men on these positions. Keep in mind a CM has alot more visibility than some random parliamentarian

 

[Bewal Express]

That's why CMs of Punjab and KPK should have been young guys who could have been trained to be future leaders of PTI, but alas we have oldie yes men on these positions. Keep in mind a CM has alot more visibility than some random parliamentarian

Agree with KP because we have a solid base but in Punjab its too early with a coalition. Ideally at this stage we needed a hard hitter like Aleem Khan but his cases are on going so that was a no goer.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">خان صاحب کی صلاحیتوں میں سے ایک یہ ہے کہ آپ ٹیلنٹ کو جلد پہچان لیتے ہیں اور تراش کر اونچائیوں تک پہنچا دیتے ہیں۔ کرکٹ میں بھی آپ نے وقار اور انضمام کو چنا جب کوئی انہیں نہیں جانتا تھا۔ اور وہ کرکٹ کی دنیا پر چھا گئے۔<a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> کا چناو بھی ان شا اللہ ✌&#55356;&#57339;بہترین ثابت ہو گا۔</p>— Zartaj Gul Wazir (@zartajgulwazir) <a href="https://twitter.com/zartajgulwazir/status/1031277186551099394?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[SarfiBabarHaris]

She is one of those student leaders from ISF (Insaf Student Federation) who are now MNA/MPA of PTI. Farukh Habib, Murad Saeed, Shahid, Gumman etc are other ISF guys who are part of our assemblies now. Well done PTI!

what are your views on Usman Dar. I like him and think he is not one of those charhtay sooraj k pujari.. Plus he is young and personally i like to see more youngsters in politics. But dont know much about him.

 

[Mian]

what are your views on Usman Dar. I like him and think he is not one of those charhtay sooraj k pujari.. Plus he is young and personally i like to see more youngsters in politics. But dont know much about him.

Looks like a genuine guy willing to do good for his country and stood with Khan in the difficult times. Although they are not from ISF but Usman & his brother Umar Dar started their political career with PTI and before them entering in politics their father was Sialkot Mayor so they are a popular family he was a well known and a honorable man. They are one of the top exporters from Sialkot.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

Looks like a genuine guy willing to do good for his country and stood with Khan in the difficult times. Although they are not from ISF but Usman & his brother Umar Dar started their political career with PTI and before them entering in politics their father was Sialkot Mayor so they are a popular family he was a well known and a honorable man. They are one of the top exporters from Sialkot.

Thanks yar again. I hope you dont mind questions.
Yea looks like a genuine and honestly i was a bit upset when he lost to K. Asif. I wish to see him in parliament soon.

 

[Mian]

Thanks yar again. I hope you dont mind questions.
Yea looks like a genuine and honestly i was a bit upset when he lost to K. Asif. I wish to see him in parliament soon.

You are welcome bro. If IK delivers trust me we will see a repeat of KP in whole Pakistan (in GE2023) and our politics will change then it will be about PTI vs the rest and the electables will go out of pak politics.

 

[SarfiBabarHaris]

You are welcome bro. If IK delivers trust me we will see a repeat of KP in whole Pakistan (in GE2023) and our politics will change then it will be about PTI vs the rest and the electables will go out of pak politics.

Yea hoping for good things.
And thanks again for answering my questions and more importantly the work you, [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] and all others did before, during and after elections to keep us lazy people updated. I might have difference of opinion on few places but that is the beauty of constructive politics and as they say ikhtilaf e raye mai barkat hai.

 

[Mian]

Yea hoping for good things.
And thanks again for answering my questions and more importantly the work you, [MENTION=133760]Abdullah719[/MENTION] and all others did before, during and after elections to keep us lazy people updated. I might have difference of opinion on few places but that is the beauty of constructive politics and as they say ikhtilaf e raye mai barkat hai.

Thanks for your words we just tried to played our part in this movement to create awareness. Completely agree with you difference of opinion is the beauty of a healthy democracy. In the end all of us just want to see a better Pakistan

 

[Mian]

So the whole media kept running a fake report for weeks without verifying? Usman Buzdar wasn't involved in murder/diyat case
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unfortunately our media were in habit of giving information into public domain without getting the facts verified first. Breaking stories on CM Buzdar dangerously broke/distorted the facts.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CulpableNegligence?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CulpableNegligence</a> <a href="https://t.co/gsh5Z9hDwO">https://t.co/gsh5Z9hDwO</a></p>— Zahid Gishkori (@ZahidGishkori) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZahidGishkori/status/1031961548598779907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[coy0607]

if you view it in isolation - Buzdar is horrendous choice for CM. If IK had nominated Shahbaz - literally that would have been a better choice for Punjab

But this is politics, you can't look at anything in isolation. Buzdar is: controllable, from rural/South Punjab, and clean in terms of corruption

We will know in 3-6 months - I expect this to be a disaster or a ingenious move, with very little middle ground for IK

 

[Bewal Express]

So the whole media kept running a fake report for weeks without verifying? Usman Buzdar wasn't involved in murder/diyat case
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unfortunately our media were in habit of giving information into public domain without getting the facts verified first. Breaking stories on CM Buzdar dangerously broke/distorted the facts.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CulpableNegligence?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CulpableNegligence</a> <a href="https://t.co/gsh5Z9hDwO">https://t.co/gsh5Z9hDwO</a></p>— Zahid Gishkori (@ZahidGishkori) <a href="https://twitter.com/ZahidGishkori/status/1031961548598779907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2018</a></blockquote>
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So once again Nooras get excited then end up with egg on their face.

 

[giri26]

ISLAMABAD: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday and discussed with him formation of the provincial cabinet.

Mr Khan asked the newly-elected chief minister to implement the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf-led government’s 100-day agenda in letter and spirit.

Senior PTI leader Abdul Aleem Khan was present in the meeting.

The prime minister said that after coming to power at the Centre and in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab, the PTI must ensure that ‘change’ was visible in governance.

“The people of Punjab have voted for the PTI, so they must witness change,” Mr Khan was quoted by his spokesman as saying to the chief minister.

The prime minister said that dedicated and honest members of the Punjab Assembly should be induc*ted into the provincial cabinet.

He urged the chief minister, who belongs to a remote area of southern Punjab, to take allied parties on board while taking important decisions.

The chairman of the PTI said the federal government would provide complete support to the provincial government.

Mr Buzdar assured Mr Khan that nation’s money would only be spent on the welfare of the people and resources would be utilised with utmost honesty.

He said the province would be run according to the leader’s vision.

Kabul attack

Mr Khan condemned a rocket attack in Kabul during a speech by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani.

“Targeting innocent civilians on religious festivals shows the defeated mindset. We stand with Afghan people and the government to defeat this coward mentality,” the prime minister said in a statement.

The foreign ministry too condemned the rocket attacks that took place two days after Mr Ghani proposed a three-month conditional ceasefire to Taliban insurgents.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1428566/imran-buzdar-discuss-formation-of-punjab-cabinet

 

[mmkextreme_1]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Replug: Chief Minister Punjab <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@UsmanAKBuzdar</a> after offering the Eid prayers at Jillani Park met the general public, traffic wardens, police and Chief Minister house staff. <a href="https://t.co/inC5Kynm55">pic.twitter.com/inC5Kynm55</a></p>— PunjabGovtOfficial (@PunjabGovt_) <a href="https://twitter.com/PunjabGovt_/status/1032229472450367488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2018</a></blockquote>
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Must say he seems like a down to earth and simple guy

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Imran Khan Niazi and his claims


https://www.dawn.com/news/1436569

 

[Greenstorm]

PTI should replace Buzdar with someone competent enough to run the province.

 

[Abdullah719]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="in" dir="ltr">CM Punjab Usman Buzdar humari team ka Waseem Akram banay ga ~ PM <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a></p>— Maria Memon (@Maria_Memon) <a href="https://twitter.com/Maria_Memon/status/1061247538655870977?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">No I’m not the Chief Minister of Punjab, but I am living proof that it doesn’t matter what background or socioeconomic class you are from, heroes are ones who have walked a mile in many different shoes and who dreamt big not just for themselves but for their country.</p>— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) <a href="https://twitter.com/wasimakramlive/status/1061321621812723712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 10, 2018</a></blockquote>
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[TalentSpotterPk]

Savage


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="rtl">What a style. The first ever picture showing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsmanBuzdar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsmanBuzdar</a> in "power" and "control". <br>حیرانی یہ ہے کہ وہ کرسی چھوڑ کر کیسے باہر نکلتے ہوں گے کیونکہ کوئی راستہ نظر نہیں آ رہا۔ <a href="https://t.co/2M6VzVNVPx">https://t.co/2M6VzVNVPx</a></p>— AHMAD WALEED (@AhmadWaleed) <a href="https://twitter.com/AhmadWaleed/status/1103132488107343874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">‘Buzdar is untenable’ — acc to <a href="https://twitter.com/MalickViews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MalickViews</a> this was conveyed to PM Khan by powers-that-be. Also hear what <a href="https://twitter.com/AmirMateen2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@AmirMateen2</a> has to say about Punjab’s dysfunctional governance. <br>But the question is who appointed Buzdar in the first place? <a href="https://t.co/4Bm61FIH8N">pic.twitter.com/4Bm61FIH8N</a></p>— Raza Ahmad Rumi (@Razarumi) <a href="https://twitter.com/Razarumi/status/1109550952552546304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

 

[Junaid_ahmed]

Savage


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="und" dir="rtl">What a style. The first ever picture showing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/UsmanBuzdar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#UsmanBuzdar</a> in "power" and "control". <br>حیرانی یہ ہے کہ وہ کرسی چھوڑ کر کیسے باہر نکلتے ہوں گے کیونکہ کوئی راستہ نظر نہیں آ رہا۔ <a href="https://t.co/2M6VzVNVPx">https://t.co/2M6VzVNVPx</a></p>— AHMAD WALEED (@AhmadWaleed) <a href="https://twitter.com/AhmadWaleed/status/1103132488107343874?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Lol hahahaha

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Lol hahahaha

If this wasn't enough ?



C.M-ship of Punjab will be run by Spokesperson of CM Punjab


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">وزیر اعلی پنجاب کے اختیارات سلب کرکے ترجمان وزیر اعلی کو دے دئیے گئے <a href="https://t.co/y2W5EZFpFE">pic.twitter.com/y2W5EZFpFE</a></p>— Umar Cheema (@UmarCheema1) <a href="https://twitter.com/UmarCheema1/status/1112372407698931712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] [MENTION=113742]Hamza_[/MENTION]

 

[Bewal Express]

If this wasn't enough ?



C.M-ship of Punjab will be run by Spokesperson of CM Punjab


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">وزیر اعلی پنجاب کے اختیارات سلب کرکے ترجمان وزیر اعلی کو دے دئیے گئے <a href="https://t.co/y2W5EZFpFE">pic.twitter.com/y2W5EZFpFE</a></p>— Umar Cheema (@UmarCheema1) <a href="https://twitter.com/UmarCheema1/status/1112372407698931712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] [MENTION=113742]Hamza_[/MENTION]

Has Shobiz son in law come back after doing a runner after stealing 24 crore? Maybe you can update us?

 

[Bewal Express]

If this wasn't enough ?



C.M-ship of Punjab will be run by Spokesperson of CM Punjab


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">وزیر اعلی پنجاب کے اختیارات سلب کرکے ترجمان وزیر اعلی کو دے دئیے گئے <a href="https://t.co/y2W5EZFpFE">pic.twitter.com/y2W5EZFpFE</a></p>— Umar Cheema (@UmarCheema1) <a href="https://twitter.com/UmarCheema1/status/1112372407698931712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2019</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>



[MENTION=131701]Mamoon[/MENTION] [MENTION=113742]Hamza_[/MENTION]

The PTI defeated both Nooras and PPP in bye election in Punjab PP 218, but you are telling us that he is doing a bad job. Oh dear, what will happen if he starts doing well,lol

 

[TalentSpotterPk]

Now the Defacto CM feels embarassed to accept infront of Public Eye that He is the New unofficial CM of Punjab.


The same guy who was verifying Fake letter allegedly sent to US Embassy and got his Twitter account suspended.



Come On PM Imran Khan remove the Dummy angoothachaap CM. Proudly take a U turn which is quality of a top leader.



Even Wasim Alarm felt embarassed with Buzdar being called Wasim Alarm +

 

[Bewal Express]

Now the Defacto CM feels embarassed to accept infront of Public Eye that He is the New unofficial CM of Punjab.


The same guy who was verifying Fake letter allegedly sent to US Embassy and got his Twitter account suspended.



Come On PM Imran Khan remove the Dummy angoothachaap CM. Proudly take a U turn which is quality of a top leader.



Even Wasim Alarm felt embarassed with Buzdar being called Wasim Alarm +

But he still won today, what does that say about how bad and Corrupt the opposition are? And he won't steal 400 crore from schemes to provide clean water. Btw have you found showbiz son in law? Why has he run off?

 

[Bewal Express]

Now the Defacto CM feels embarassed to accept infront of Public Eye that He is the New unofficial CM of Punjab.


The same guy who was verifying Fake letter allegedly sent to US Embassy and got his Twitter account suspended.



Come On PM Imran Khan remove the Dummy angoothachaap CM. Proudly take a U turn which is quality of a top leader.



Even Wasim Alarm felt embarassed with Buzdar being called Wasim Alarm +

More humiliation for you and Nooras
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473058/p...-provincial-assembly-seat-provisional-results

 

[Asim_khan]

More humiliation for you and Nooras
https://www.dawn.com/news/1473058/p...-provincial-assembly-seat-provisional-results

Ouch. Not enough that PTI was beating them one against one, now they're defeating PMLN/PPP in a 2 on 1 handicap match.

 

[Bewal Express]

Ouch. Not enough that PTI was beating them one against one, now they're defeating PMLN/PPP in a 2 on 1 handicap match.

This has to be the most humiliating defeat ever for these crooks.

 

[Asim_khan]

This has to be the most humiliating defeat ever for these crooks.

The people know they're two peas in a pod. The noora kushti comment from Imran Khan at his jalsa has stuck with the populace. They aren't getting back in.

 

[Syed1]

To win by a margin of 7000 votes in a by-election is epic phainti.

 

[Abdullah719]

Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment makes 'historic' recovery of Rs108bn in a year: CM Buzdar

The Punjab Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) recovered about Rs108 billion — said to be a "historic" amount — in the past year, provincial Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced in a tweet on Sunday.

Out of the total amount recovered, ACE made a direct recovery of Rs1.63bn and an indirect recovery of Rs2.81bn. More than Rs103bn were retrieved in land recovery.

"The foundation of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) has been laid on the elimination of corruption and impartial accountability," the tweet read.

During August 2018-19, the ACE resolved 27,127 complaints out of the 26,588 that were lodged pertaining to corruption, the tweet added. About 5,410 inquiries were launched, out of which verdicts on 8,726 have been issued. The ACE, after "complete investigation", registered 5,410 cases and have issued verdicts in 2,014.

The unit also issued 1,019 challans, conducted 280 raids and 1,821 arrests were made, the tweet said. It added that over the past one year, the ACE had arrested 40 suspects who were absconding and 257 accused who were wanted by the body.

"The process of accountability will continue so that public's trust in institutions can be revived."

The announcement comes less than two months after the Punjab government removed Ejaz Hussain Shah as ACE director general over "poor performance".

Shah was appointed on March 4 this year as the ACE DG and was removed at a time when he was dealing with several high-level inquiries against the leaders of the PML-N.

An official had told Dawn that the government was unhappy over the "slow" pace of work on many cases pending within the department. He said Shah was "not following" the instructions to speedily dispose of cases.

The higher-ups were quite satisfied with the performance of former ACE DG Hussain Asghar and wanted Shah to follow his spirit of work.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="ur" dir="rtl">پاکستان تحریک انصاف کی بنیاد کرپشن کے خاتمے اور بے لاگ احتساب کے نعرے پر رکھی گئی<br><br>پنجاب اینٹی کرپشن نےپچھلے ایک سال میں پنجاب بھر میں کرپشن کی 27,127 شکایات کوحل کیا اور 108 ارب روپےکی تاریخی ریکوری کی<br><br>احتساب کا یہ عمل مسلسل جاری رکھاجائےگا تاکہ عوام کا اداروں پر اعتماد بحال ہو <a href="https://t.co/hxnAkXvn6l">pic.twitter.com/hxnAkXvn6l</a></p>— Usman Buzdar (@UsmanAKBuzdar) <a href="https://twitter.com/UsmanAKBuzdar/status/1175697340092620802?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 22, 2019</a></blockquote>
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1506686/p...toric-recovery-of-rs108bn-in-a-year-cm-buzdar

 

[MenInG]

ISLAMABAD: Following ‘annoyance’ shown by government allies, a rift has also been observed within Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) ranks over delivery and performance of the federal authorities and the Punjab government.

One of the important cabinet members — Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chuadhry, who is known for his blunt remarks — has written a letter to the prime minister, raising questions over performance of his [PM’s] protege and chief minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar and saying the provincial government was giving a bad name to the ruling PTI due to its “poor” performance.

Mr Chaudhry’s outburst on the issue of the chief minister’s performance was also heard in the PTI core committee’s meeting chaired by the prime minister on Thursday.

Spoiler

On the other hand, the opposition believes that annoyance shown by disgruntled government allies and reservations shown by PTI’s own leaders including Fawad was an indication that “a whistle has been blown against Prime Minister Imran Khan”.

In view of growing complaints of the allies and within the ruling party’s ranks regarding lack of development activities in the country, the prime minister has tasked Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar to hold a meeting with provincial authorities, especially in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where the PTI is ruling, and ensure distribution of funds to the district level by announcing provincial finance awards.

Opposition believes Fawad’s outburst shows that ‘whistle’ has been blown for change of PM

Interestingly, PTI leaders in the party’s recent parliamentary committee’s meeting had complained about ignoring of party workers in financial assistance cover being given by the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) to the needy people. They raised fingers at BISB Chairperson and Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar for not providing monthly financial assistance to the PTI’s deserving worker and supporters.

Then in a recent PTI’s core committee meeting, some party leaders complained about non-provision of development funds and no development activity in their constituencies.

The PTI’s coalition partners — Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM), Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) — have expressed their reservations over their alliance with the ruling party, compelling the prime minister to form a committee of senior PTI leaders to appease the allied parties.

Now the letter written by Fawad to the PM is believed to be a serious blow to the PTI over its governments’ performance at the Centre as well as in Punjab. The letter said: “Each province shall, by law, establish a local government system and devolve political administrative and financial responsibility, and authority to the elected representatives of the local governments. It is noted with great concern that provinces have been continuously violating Article 140A of the Constitution, and the grossest violation is the inequitable distribution of funds among the districts. As a matter of fact, Punjab receives the highest share in the National Finance Commission Award, but since Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif took over Punjab as the chief minister, he had immediately halted provincial National Finance Commission Award, which is a serious violation of the Article 140A of the Constitution. Unfortunately, the incumbent government of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, despite the passage of sixteen months, has yet not announced the provincial NFC Award.”

The letter said non-compliance of Article 140A and inequitable distribution of funds to districts had caused disappointment and disillusionment among the people. Though strong federation demands an equitable division of resources among the provinces and to district level. “The Punjab government is being run in a way as it was run by the last Shahbaz Sharif regime,” Mr Chaudhry said while talking to Dawn.

When contacted, senior political analyst Sohail Warraich said Prime Minister Khan had already curtailed powers of CM Buzdar by delegating his powers to Chief Secretary of Punjab Azam Salman and Inspector General of police Shoaib Dastagir, therefore blaming the chief minister for lack of performance was “illogical”. He, however, said: “Things will not change unless there will be a political ownership in the province to resolve people’s problems.”

Mr Warraich said he did not foresee any imminent change in the Punjab government and that Mr Buzdar would continue to serve as chief minister.

Mr Warraich agreed that there was a ‘myth’ that Imran Khan would not replace the chief minister because in case he was changed, the survival of the prime minister would also come under “threat”.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar said opposition shown by the government allies and now by PTI’s own leaders was an indication that “a whistle has been blown for removal of Imran Khan and replacing of the prime minister with anybody else.”

“Discontent in the PTI leaders is quite significant in the current scenario,” he added.

Mr Babar said it seemed that Prime Minister Khan believed that Chief Minister Buzdar was “indispensible” because according to some media reports Mr Buzdar was the “nominee of the first lady”.

Fawad Chaudhry said the annual development budget of Punjab for the year 2019-20 was over Rs340 billion but only Rs83bn had been released so far. “The amount utilised out of Rs83bn would be less than the released funds,” he added.

On the other hand, according to media reports, Punjab government’s spokesman claimed that the provincial government had so far released Rs179bn — 58 per cent of total annual development budget of the province.

The spokesperson claimed that the government had also spent Rs44bn under public-private-partnership mode of investment.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1528979/minister-blames-buzdar-for-ptis-falling-reputation

 

[Mamoon]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I want to make it clear I stand by our nominee Usman Buzdar for CM Punjab. I have done my due diligence over the past 2 weeks & have found him to be an honest man. He has integrity & stands by my vision & ideology of Naya Pakistan.</p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030804804975685637?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is the first time Punjab will have a CM from such a neglected area who is acutely aware of what has to be done there. I fully back him all the way. <a href="https://t.co/gtdCy0Z58a">https://t.co/gtdCy0Z58a</a></p>— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) <a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI/status/1030805736165715968?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 18, 2018</a></blockquote>
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)

And here we are. The PTI circus continues.

Never in Pakistan’s history have such incompetent individuals been imposed on the public.

As we said back then, giving party tickets to incompetent failures and winning election by exploiting their vote banks is going to backfire eventually, and we are seeing it now.

The blame game has already started. Imran Khan is surprised why someone as clueless as Buzdar is failing to delivery, but you have to ask questions about the genius who appointed him in the first place.

At that time, PTI supporters were doing bhangra because:

“jab leader theek hota hai to us ki team bhi theek hoti hai”

“92 World Cup, Wasim Akram waah waah”

“Chaa gaye Khan Saab”

“Koi poochay tu bolna Khan aya tha”

)

PTI and its supporters fully deserve this humiliation, and this is only the beginning. Watch how this circus government disintegrates.

 

[The Viper]

CM Punjab 'going nowhere': Faraz refutes reports of Buzdar's dismissal

Minister for Information Shibli Faraz on Thursday refuted reports of Chief Minister Punjab Uzman Buzdar being stripped from his position.

A local TV channel, citing sources, had aired news that the chief minister is being removed.

Faraz, taking to Twitter, said that Buzdar is "going nowhere".

"All speculations regarding his departure are mala fide and baseless," the information minister said.

Earlier, in January, Prime Minister Imran Khan had outright refused to remove CM Buzdar, saying he knew who the conspirator behind the CM Punjab fiasco is, sources informed Geo News.

The sources added that while addressing a meeting of the PTI members of the Punjab Assembly, PM Imran said Buzdar would remain the Punjab CM and he will not be removed at any cost.

The prime minister added that he knew who was creating the controversy to oust Buzdar and that the conspirator wanted the post for himself.

Divisions over chief minister's issue
The chief minister controversy had brought discord not only among the coalition parties but in the ruling PTI as well.

Punjab Information Minister Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan had said he could "only lament" Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudry's criticism of Buzdar’s governance.

Chohan had said Chaudhry was "keeping himself above discipline [in his] attitude and behaviour", which was "very destructive to any party, institution, group or family". Chaudhry "tries to be a hero" every month, he had added.

Chaudhry slams Buzdar in PTI meeting
Earlier, in a meeting of the PTI's core committee, the science minister had lashed out at Buzdar over the latter's “failure to deliver”. He had also reportedly informed the premier that of the Rs350 billion allocated for Punjab's development projects, the provincial government had only utilised Rs77 billion.

Sources had informed Geo News that Chaudhry also accused the Punjab government of not disbursing the finance commission award to the districts. In response to the accusations, the premier directed the provincial government to release the award, the sources had added.

https://www.geo.tv/latest/298332-cm-punjab-going-nowhere-faraz-refutes-reports-of-buzdars-dismissal

 

[Bewal Express]

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And here we are. The PTI circus continues.

Never in Pakistan’s history have such incompetent individuals been imposed on the public.

As we said back then, giving party tickets to incompetent failures and winning election by exploiting their vote banks is going to backfire eventually, and we are seeing it now.

The blame game has already started. Imran Khan is surprised why someone as clueless as Buzdar is failing to delivery, but you have to ask questions about the genius who appointed him in the first place.

At that time, PTI supporters were doing bhangra because:

“jab leader theek hota hai to us ki team bhi theek hoti hai”

“92 World Cup, Wasim Akram waah waah”

“Chaa gaye Khan Saab”

“Koi poochay tu bolna Khan aya tha”

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PTI and its supporters fully deserve this humiliation, and this is only the beginning. Watch how this circus government disintegrates.

Here we are in July and the govt is intact, actually stronger today than it was at the start. The only clown is you, a guy that supports thugs and crooks.

 

[Mamoon]

Here we are in July and the govt is intact, actually stronger today than it was at the start. The only clown is you, a guy that supports thugs and crooks.

Stronger today? The military influence is rapidly growing and top PTI ministers are acknowledging the fact that there are factions within the party, so I wouldn’t use the word ‘stronger’.

As far as Buzdar is concerned, it is the repeat of the Asad Umar story. Initially, PTI and it’s youth brigade dismissed the reports as media fabrications before they were left red-faced when Imran was forced to remove him and install a former PPP finance minister who was a “beneficiary of corruption” during the Zardari tenure.

Buzdar’s days are clearly numbered. He has zero charisma and leadership qualities and was installed as a puppet CM. However, Punjab is the biggest and most influential province and you cannot have a puppet CM there.

His performance has been expectedly shambolic and Imran’s superiors are now pressurizing him to dismiss him.

It is important to note that he was appointed as puppet CM because JKT, the head of the sugar mafia and the former close confidant of Imran - who financed the election campaign and dharnas of our honest PM with his black money - was dismissed by the SC.

In addition, the fake pir was already promised the foreign ministry, so the position eventually fell in Buzdar’s lap even though he had no credentials and qualities to serve as the most important CM in the country.

This appointment was doomed from the start.

 

[Gharib Aadmi]

No way should Imran Khan remove Buzdar. If a change has to be made, it can be done after 2023 elections when he is in his second term. Same how Pervez Khattak was removed after 2018 election, but was allowed to complete his 5 year term as CM.

 

[Syed1]

Previous CM chose to do showbaazi... Wear long boots suspend a few officers and point fingers. Current CM finds a lasting solution.

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