CM Gilgit-Baltistan takes U-turn within hours, Bashir to remain Minister
PT Report
Gilgit, May 6: Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, Syed Mehdi Shah, took a u-turn on Wednesday night hours after announcing annulment of alliance with PMLQ and the sacking of Works Minister Bashir Ahmad Khan.
In a strange turn of events, the Chief Minister gave in to pressure and after negotiations with some legislators decided to not only retain Bashir Ahmad Khan but also keeping the alliance with PMLQ intact. Earlier, the CM had said that the decision of sacking Bashir Ahmad Khan as Works Minister will be reversed only after a written apology was submitted by PMLQ leaders. They had flatly refused to apologize.
The Chief Minister had been enraged by allegations of corruption hurled by PMLQ leader Mirza Hussain. Hussain had told media people that the PPP led alliance is deeply involved in systematic corruption, irking the CM and some other PPP leaders. Mirza has claimed to have proofs against the legislators involved in corruption.
CM and some of his team members have adversely disappointed
the gbians. After passing of four years still some of sitting GBLAS members do
not seems serious on corruption. From one side they are supporting the illegal
appointees and mounting pressure on professionals to re appoint them. From
other sides they are forcing to terminate the employees who had raised voice
against corruption and participated in procession of awami action committee. If
in assembly any members highlight about any type of corruption the house of leader
should thankful and obliged him on indicating improvement areas. As a neutral
social analyzer I would say that the self Governance package was not bad
package but authority and power was misused and distorted the image of Gb. 05%
element of good governance was not observed in its implementation. I would
condemn to all those who have been involved in corruption whether those were
leaders, professionals, workers or general people as well. The main
responsibility lies with political leadership whose mandate was to ensure service
delivery that was not witnessed in last four years. Being seniors of so called
leaders still you need to reflect on your actions to streamline the system in
Gb.