Shahbaz strikes back

LAHORE - The series of advisory letters on the formation of the govt and governance, written by both the Punjab govt and the Governor to each other, are being termed as adverse for the running of the present coalition govt in the province.
The concerned quarters, however, are making efforts to draw attention of President Asif Ali Zardari and rest of the PPP leadership on the emerging situation because the row in the largest province will also adversely affect the govt in Centre as well.
A senior political leader of the provincial govt, who has been privy to the developments, has maintained that the Governor was actualising his agenda, while the political govt had neither taken any step falling beyond the purview of the law nor Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif was ready to compromise on the governance.
On the delay of the nomination of the Parliamentary Secretaries, the source said that PPP was also in the picture regarding the delay.
About the rebuttal letter written by govt, he said that the govt was considering all possible aspects, and comprehensive replies would be sent to the Governor.
About the reply to the Governor’s letter regarding registration of the FIRs against the doctors, it was stated that the FIRs were registered by the aggrieved relatives, who had stated that the patients died due to gross negligence of the doctors.
According to a source, the CM in his letter has stated that he will continue to work for the masses welfare.
The CM has written:’Due to the reckless working during the last eight years, the administrative machinery has slackened and was found indulgent in a laid back approach. It is my duty as the Chief Executive of the province to work for the masses and for their betterment. I will keep on taking measures in this regard’.
The source said the Governor would be given a reply on every subject mentioned in the letters.
‘We have not done anything illegal’, the source added.
He also said the letter would be sent to the Governor upon Shahbaz Sharif’s return from China.
Meanwhile, Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has launched a bitter diatribe against Governor Salman Taseer accusing the latter of indulging in ‘immoral activities’, and has said the PML-N does not consider the Governor as part of the PPP, which has virtually pushed the Punjab govt-Governor relations to another high platform of conflict.