Masterminds of minus one formula suffer defeat: Abid Sher Ali

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali Wednesday said, the masterminds of ‘minus one’ formula suffered defeat at the hands of Parliament when National Assembly Tuesday rejected the amendments of opposition parties in Election Bill to keep Nawaz Sharif away from party's top slot.

“They are dejected. They suffered defeat. Those working on ‘Minus Nawaz Sharif’ formula were sent a clear message by the Parliament. Whole PML-N and National Assembly stood firm to foil their conspiracies,” he said talking to media in front of the Accountability Court.

He said, “people of Pakistan and whole of the PML-N is with Nawaz Sharif. Hollow threats cannot deter Nawaz Sharif from serving the masses. We have torn away black laws of dictatorial regime and threw it in dustbin.”

He said nobody can stop Nawaz Sharif from becoming party head because both are indispensible for each other. Those who failed to deliver during their tenures in the government were now trying to hamper the development process in the country.

“Nawaz Sharif is our preceptor and party leader. We stand by him. But Imran Khan is an accidental politician. He is a puppet whose strings are moved from somewhere else,” he added.

In support of his argument he mentioned to absence of Imran Khan from the Parliament and said, had he been sincere to the Parliament and the constitution, he would have come to the Parliament.

He said Imran and his aides are involved in corruption and so are those who sent money abroad through ferries and boats so there is no reason for them to teach us ethics.