Allies again mull political options

Author: Agencies

Chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here on Friday. Overall political situation in the country was discussed during the meeting, which was also attended by Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar and Advisors to PM Ahad Cheema and Engr. Amir Muqam. Meanwhile, a private TV channel reported that a second meeting was held at the Prime Minister House in two days with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the chair and other leaders of PDM in attendance including PDM President and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and former president and Pakistan Peoples Party Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior leaders and federal ministers including Ishaq Dar, Tariq Bashir Cheema, Amir Muqam and others also attended the meeting. As the leaders resumed their discussion on when to hold the general elections, difference of opinions emerged. The meeting was also held in context of the upcoming by-elections for the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) assemblies as well as by-polls on vacant National Assembly seats. On this occasion, consultations were held on the overall political situation of the country.A private TV channel claimed that the PPP wanted to hold elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as per the schedule. PPP was of the opinion to respect the constitution and follow it when holding general elections. However, the rest of the PDM wanted to delay elections of the national and provincial assemblies until after the results are available of the upcoming census.

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