Establishment Displeased with PML-N Over Provinces Issue; Asma Shirazi Says PML-N Has Not Yet Presented Any Clear Narrative
Islamabad (Qudrat Daily): TV anchor and senior journalist Asma Shirazi has said that the PML-N is no longer in the establishment’s good books, and the establishment is displeased with the PML-N over the provinces issue. In her vlog, Asma Shirazi said that the establishment is annoyed with the PML-N because the party has not yet come up with any clear narrative on the provinces issue, while the Pakistan Peoples Party has already given its clear position on the matter.
She said that the establishment of Pakistan is displeased with both the Muslim League and the Peoples Party over two matters. The Peoples Party has given its decision, but the PML-N has not yet come up with any clear position.
Similarly, on the matter of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Maulana Fazlur Rehman, there is also a difference and disagreement between the establishment and the PML-N. On these two matters, the PML-N is no longer in the establishment’s good books.
کیا ن لیگ اب اسٹیبلشمنٹ کی گڈ بکس میں نہیں ہے؟
— Sanaullah Nagra🇵🇰 (@sana1nagra) November 14, 2026
Meanwhile, following Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi’s meeting with President Asif Zardari in Nawabshah, President Asif Zardari made an important visit to Model Town and met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, President Asif Ali Zardari visited the residence of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif in Model Town, Lahore, where the Prime Minister warmly welcomed the President.
The meeting included detailed discussion on the country’s overall political, economic, and security situation. The Prime Minister briefed the President on his visit to Turkey and his participation in the 31st Conference of Parties. The meeting also discussed mutual cooperation among coalition parties, continuity of consultation, and progress on public welfare projects. Both leaders reiterated their commitment to work together to accelerate economic stability and the development process in the country.
Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Senator Saleem Mandviwala, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Advisor to the Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah, and Member National Assembly Mian Hamza Shehbaz Sharif were present at the meeting.
صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری کی لاہور میں ماڈل ٹاون میں وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف کی رہائش گاہ آمد، وزیراعظم محمد شہباز شریف نے صدر مملکت آصف علی زرداری کا پُرتپاک استقبال کیا۔
ملاقات میں ملک کی مجموعی سیاسی، معاشی اور سیکیورٹی صورتحال پر تفصیلی گفتگو ہوئی. وزیراعظم نے صدر پاکستان کو اپنے دورہء ترکیہ اور 31ویں کانفرنس آف پارٹیز میں اپنے شرکت کے بارے میں بتایا۔
ملاقات میں اتحادی جماعتوں کے درمیان باہمی تعاون، مشاورت کے تسلسل اور عوامی فلاحی منصوبوں کی پیشرفت پر تبادلہ خیال کیا گیا. دونوں رہنماؤں نے ملک میں معاشی استحکام اور ترقیاتی عمل کو تیز کرنے کے لیے مل کر کام کرنے کے عزم کا اعادہ کیا.
ملاقات میں سپیکر قومی اسمبلی سردار ایاز صادق،
سابق وزیر اعظم راجہ پرویز اشرف، سینیٹر سلیم مانڈوی والا، وزیر قانون اعظم نذیر تارڑ، وزیر اعظم کے مشیر رانا ثناللہ، اور ممبر قومی اسمبلی میاں حمزہ شہباز شریف موجود تھے۔— Prime Minister’s Office (@PakPMO) November 14, 2026
It may be recalled that on October 12, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi held an important meeting with President Asif Ali Zardari in Nawabshah. According to media reports, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had gone to Nawabshah to meet President Asif Zardari to discuss the creation of new provinces. However, a day earlier, the spokesperson of the Presidency had termed all such news baseless. According to a statement issued by the Presidency spokesperson on X, there is no truth in media reports regarding discussion on provincial matters during the meeting between the President and the Federal Interior Minister. The spokesperson said that national security and regional situation matters were discussed in the meeting, but no discussion took place regarding provinces.
صدرِ مملکت آصف علی زرداری اور وفاقی وزیر داخلہ محسن نقوی کے درمیان گزشتہ روز ہونے والی ملاقات کے حوالے سے ترجمان کی وضاحت۔
صدرِ مملکت سے وفاقی وزیر داخلہ کی ملاقات میں صوبوں سے متعلق امور پر گفتگو سے متعلق میڈیا رپورٹس میں کوئی صداقت نہیں: ترجمان
ملاقات میں قومی سلامتی اور خطے کی صورتحال سے متعلق امور زیر بحث آئے لیکن صوبوں سے متعلق کوئی گفتگو نہیں ہوئی۔
۔۔۔— The President of Pakistan (@PresOfPakistan) November 13, 2026
It may be recalled that according to media reports, an important meeting was held on October 12 between President Asif Zardari and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, in which the country’s security situation and matters related to new provinces were discussed. In Nawabshah, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met President Asif Zardari for about an hour, during which political affairs, the country’s security situation, and new provinces were discussed. In a conversation with the media a day earlier, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi had said that a referendum should be held, and provinces should be created if the people say so. The Interior Minister said that he and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are on the same page on the matter of reset in the country, all parties are very important, and no decision will be made through disagreement.
