Coalition partners announce support for PTI in Senate polls

Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Monday said the Pakistan Tehreek-eInsaf (PTI) and its coalition parties were fighting the battle for the future of Pakistan and would achieve historic victory in the Senate elections on March 3.

Addressing a press conference along with the leaders of coalition parties, including Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the minister said all the coalition parties wanted to put the country on right direction and that was why were united.

"The MQM-P, GDA, BAP and PML-Q - we all are standing with each other," he added. The people wanted that their leadership should be honest and they found the PTI most suitable, he said. He expressed hope that there would not be any bargaining on Senate seats in the current elections. The minister stated that his family had been in politics for decades and he himself had been elected as senator thrice and hopefully he would would again be elected as member of the Senate. It was imperative for democracy that whoever got a chance he or she should come forward to serve the country, he added. “Some persons are endowed with some capabilities by Allah Almighty such as education and hard work due to which their services are demanded across the world,” he said. “If Allah has given me the opportunity to be affiliated with the best university of the world, Harvard, it is a matter of pride for me and my family and friends.”