Daily Times

The Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari along with a delegation on Wednesday arrived at Jamiaat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s native home in Abdulkhel, Dera Ismail Khan, to offer condolence on the sad demise of Mufti Abdul Shakoor.

The foreign minister condoled with the JUI-F leadership on the demise of Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Mufti Abdul Shakoor who passed away in a tragic road accident in the federal capital on April 15, 2023.

On this occasion, Advisor to the Prime Minister on Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan Qamar Zaman Kaira and State Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety Faisal Karim Kundi also accompanied the PPP Chairman. On their arrival, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his delegation were welcomed by Maulana Zia-ur-Rehman at the helipad in Abdulkhel. The foreign minister shared grief with JUI-F leadership over the tragic demise of Mufti Abdul Shakoor. He prayed to the Almighty to rest the departed soul in eternal peace.

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari also conveyed a special message of former President Asif Ali Zardari to Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

They also discussed the matters pertaining to holding talks between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and the ruling coalition of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).

The meeting also stressed for sustainable democracy and the positive constitutional role of the institutions.

The geopolitical situation of the country, especially the challenges being faced by the country on internal and external fronts, was also discussed. Besides, the performance of the PDM government in this regard during the last one year was also reviewed.

The meeting also discussed the steps regarding improvement in the matters related to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the commercial and economic importance of Gwadar and steps to be taken to remedy the damages caused to these projects during the PTI regime.

On this occasion, PPP local leadership including Former Deputy Parliamentary Leader in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Ahmed Karim Kundi, Tehsil Nazim Paharpur Makhdoom Syed Altaf, Former MPA Mazhar Jameel Alizai, PPP District President Malik Farhan Afzal Dhap, Divisional General Secretary Norang Khan Gandapur, Tank President Hidayat Khan Gandapur, General Secretary Fateh Sher Mehsud were also present.