ISLAMABAD: Former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has met PPP central leader Raza Rabbani and apprised him of the real causes behind his differences with party leadership.
Sources close to Raza Rabbani disclosed that Qureshi told Rabbani he had developed differences with President Asif Zardari on the issue of Raymond Davis rather than change of ministry.
Qureshi told that he was pressurized in a high level meeting at Aiwan-e-Sadr that he should issue certificate of diplomatic immunity to Raymond Davis and direct foreign ministry not to create hurdles in the matter. President, Prime Minister, the then law minister Babar Awan and interior minister A Rehman Malik were present in this meeting, he stated.
Qureshi told he refused to do so saying that it would be breach of diplomatic norms and law of the land if he does so. Foreign ministry had also given briefing to him that Raymond Davis enjoyed no diplomatic immunity, therefore, how could he support him, he added.
His “ No “offended President Zardari and his ministry was changed later without informing him.
Qureshi told US was mounting pressure directly on him, President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani on the issue of Raymond Davis. Law minister Babar Awan had prepared the summary with regard to grant of immunity and interior minister also supported it , he stated.
He complained that party leadership made the outsiders of the party give statements against him through media and he was not invited in CEC meeting. Prime Minister even did not bother to make telephonic call to him what to speak of holding meeting with him.
Qureshi warned PML-Q joining the government would ruin the party adding he was not sure of party success in coming elections as the outsiders were running the party.
Qureshi made it clear he would not join PML-N or any other party despite his differences with party leadership and will continue to raise the voice of truth. Online
