ISLAMABAD:
On the directives of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Federal Planning and
Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Railways Minister Saad Rafique and
Special Assistant to PM Irfan Siddiqui met Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief
Siraj-ul-Haq.
During the meeting – also attended by JI leaders Liaquat Baloch and Mian Muhammad Aslam – the two parties agreed to make joint efforts to take Pakistan out of the crisis and continue interaction in future as well.
The two sides discussed matters pertaining to the political and security situation, developments taking place in Karachi and the local government polls.Earlier, the government formed a special committee to contact political and religious parties for consultation on the current political situation of the country.
The committee comprises Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Saad Rafique and Irfan Siddiqui.The committee has contacted the Awami National Party (ANP). ANP leader Zahid Khan told a private TV channel that Khawaja Saad had contacted his party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on the telephone and sought time for a meeting. However, the time and venue for the proposed meeting had not been decided as yet. Zahid said the committee wanted a discussion on the overall affairs of the country.Meanwhile, sources say the committee also contacted Haji Adeel of the ANP and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah, who belongs to the PPP.
During the meeting – also attended by JI leaders Liaquat Baloch and Mian Muhammad Aslam – the two parties agreed to make joint efforts to take Pakistan out of the crisis and continue interaction in future as well.
The two sides discussed matters pertaining to the political and security situation, developments taking place in Karachi and the local government polls.Earlier, the government formed a special committee to contact political and religious parties for consultation on the current political situation of the country.
The committee comprises Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Saad Rafique and Irfan Siddiqui.The committee has contacted the Awami National Party (ANP). ANP leader Zahid Khan told a private TV channel that Khawaja Saad had contacted his party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan on the telephone and sought time for a meeting. However, the time and venue for the proposed meeting had not been decided as yet. Zahid said the committee wanted a discussion on the overall affairs of the country.Meanwhile, sources say the committee also contacted Haji Adeel of the ANP and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Khursheed Shah, who belongs to the PPP.
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