ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said he did not think his patty would accept any ministries in Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's cabinet, which is yet to be formed since the new premier was sworn in on April 11, reports The Express Tribune.
Similarly, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, convener of another coalition partner MQM-P, said he was more interested in serving the people than cabinet portfolios.
In an informal chat with journalists outside the National Assembly hall, Zardari said he wanted to give a chance to their "friends", referring to the government's new coalition partners.
Speaking on the occasion, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari told journalists that they should "enjoy" their independence.
"The raj of the selected is over," he added, referring to the previous PTI regime.
"The media should be the ones most pleased with that."
Separately, the MQM-P convener said a lot could be done for the people while remaining out of the ministries as well.
Elaborating further on the current system in the country, Siddiqui claimed that it was a "dynastic" democracy instead of a genuine one.
The MQM-P leader said there should be the people sitting in parliament instead of families.
"Those 98% Pakistanis who understand the problems of the common man should be sitting here. If they won't sit here, neither will I."
To a query about his party's "reservations" over the premier's first speech, Siddiqui replied that it was a "misunderstanding". "He [PM Shehbaz] wanted our input."
Earlier in the day, the PPP issued a notification, inviting applications for party tickets in the national and provincial assemblies for the next general elections in the country.
