Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday met Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali in Islamabad.
During the meeting, matters pertaining to ongoing political situation in the country and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Azadi March came under discussion. The meeting also discussed matters relating to Kashmir issue, Afghan peace process and regional situation.
PPP leaders Farhatullah Babar, Nayyar Bukhari and Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, and ANP leaders Zahid Khan, Mian Iftikhar and Ameer Haider Hoti attended the meeting.
Later, talking to media, Farhatullah Babar said that his party had proposed to summon a meeting of All Parties Conference (APC) and Rahbar Committee. He said that the opposition was united and the announcement regarding Azadi March had been made. The PPP leader said that the current government was the product of rigging, adding that free, fair and transparent elections should be held in the country.
Speaking on the occasion, Iftikhar Hussain said that his party wanted a united opposition, adding that the JUI-F chief should take other opposition parties in confidence to keep the opposition united.
He said that the government wanted to create differences between the opposition parties, adding that the government had ruined the country’s economy.
On Thursday, Fazl said during a press conference, “The current government is the result of a fake election and fake results […] all opposition parties had rejected the July 25, 2018 elections and called for fresh elections.” He mentioned that the JUI-F and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal had carried out 15 ‘million marches’ in the country to raise awareness among the people.