Members of APDM are paper parties: Pak Information Minister

Pakistans Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has accepted that the real opposition in the country is the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and said that the members of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) are paper parties.

Karachi, Sep 23 : Pakistan's Information Minister Muhammad Ali Durrani has accepted that the real opposition in the country is the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and said that the members of the All Parties Democratic Movement (APDM) are "paper parties."

Durrani said that the APDM has announced its resignation 25 times, let's see what happens the 26th time.

"The APDM was formed to break the Opposition and the ARD. There are aggressive members and there are political member in the APDM and their differences are showing," he added.

Durrani said that Musharraf is the government's unanimous choice for the presidential elections, and if the Opposition wants its own candidate then it should announce his or her name.

"The members who resign from the assemblies would not be allowed back," Durrani said.

"Nawaz Sharif left the country after an agreement and he would not be allowed back until the agreement period is over," the Daily Times quoted Durrani, as saying.

ANI