PM shows PML-Q minister the door

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Friday removed Privatization Minister Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar of the Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Geo News reported.

Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar was elected from Sindh on a PML-Q ticket and was appointed as the privatization minister in former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s tenure. Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar told the media that he was not removed but resigned from his position on October 31 and had presented his resignation to Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.

Stating the reason, Mahar said that he had some conflicts with the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), Sindh chapter. According to sources, Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar had planned to join the PML-N or PML-F after quitting the PML-Q.

Online adds: Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar had contacts with Pakistan Muslim League-Functional, sources revealed on Friday. They said Chaudhry Shujaat asked the prime minister not to sack Mahar but the premier formally removed him from his post.It may be noted that the son of Ghaus Bakhsh Mahar has also joined the PML-F.

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