By Naveed Naqvi
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday ruled in favour of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and declared him the president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q).
The ECP announced its verdict on a petition filed by the former prime minister amid an ongoing tussle with his cousin Parvez Elahi over the party leadership. Hussain had approached ECP after PML-Q’s Central Working Committee (CWC) removed him as the party’s president.
Elahi had orchestrated the removal of Hussain as party president. In July of last year, PML-Q’s CWC announced its decision to release Hussain from the duties of party president. The PML-Q’s CWC had cited health concerns for the decision which was taken at a meeting headed by Senator Kamil Ali Agha.
“It has become necessary to isolate Ch Shujaat to save the party from destruction,” said Agha then said.
At the time, the PML-Q’s CWC had also established an election body to hold intra-party elections. During the meeting, the PML-Q leaders decided that the party will hold the polls within 10 days.
Agha said the decision was made in the party’s interest as Hussain had lost decision-making powers due to his ill health.
The party was divided into two camps as Elahi, his son Moonis Elahi and most of the party leader sided with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). While, Hussain, Salik Hussain and Tariq Bashir Cheema backed the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
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