PM Imran forms committees to woo upset allies

Author: Web Desk

As per the recent developments, Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered the formation of several committees in order to negotiate and reconcile with PTI’s angry allies.

Notably, PTI holds a coalition government in center with slender majority in National Assembly, the allies of ruling party are upset with PTI since it has failed to deliver what it committed before erecting the government.

A four-member committee has been constituted to work alongside PTI’s Sindh allies — Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan and Grand Democratic Alliance. The committee comprises Planning Minister Asad Umar, who will be the convener, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Leader of the Opposition in Sindh Assembly Firdous Shamim Naqvi and PTI Sindh president Haleem Adil Sheikh.

A three-member committee, comprising Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar, who will be the convener, Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood will coordinate with PML-Q — PTI’s allies in Punjab.

Another three-member committee, with Defence Minister Pervez Khattak as convener and comprising National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri and lawmaker Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali, will work in close liaison with the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and Jamhoori Wattan Party.

The prime minister felt that this process needed to be strengthened and formalised so that there were no gaps in communication between all the allies, forming the government.

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