A delegation of the Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, wherein they held consultations on the prevailing political situation in the country and developments in the region.
The prime minister, talking to the delegation, called the PPPP a key coalition partner of the government and expressed gratitude to the party for supporting the government in important decision-making for the country’s development.
The PPP delegation included Senator Sherry Rehman, Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Naveed Qamar, and Aijaz Jakhrani.
Separately, Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday held a telephone conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which the latter said Türkiye would “contribute to the re-establishment of the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan”.
According to a post on X by the Turkish Presidency, the two leaders discussed ties between Pakistan and Türkiye and also “regional and global issues”.
“Condemning the terror attacks carried out in Pakistan, President Erdogan said Türkiye will continue to stand by Pakistan in its anti-terror fight, and that it will contribute to the re-establishment of the ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, reached through Türkiye’s initiatives as well,” the Presidency said.
“Stressing that engaging once again in diplomacy in the region regarding the conflicts that began with the attacks against Iran will be extremely beneficial, President Erdogan noted that Türkiye stands ready to provide all the support it can to that end,” it added.
Meanwhile, PM Shehbaz said that in the phone call with Erdogan, the two discussed the “escalating situation in the Middle East”.