The opposition parties have seemed reluctant to bring a no-confidence motion against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government as the final date was not given by the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and major opposition parties in Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) as yet.
Yesterday, Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif along with a delegation had visited Bilawal House, Lahore where he held a meeting with Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and PPP central leaders.
They later reiterated that the incumbent government will be sent packing very soon. The PML-N delegation included Shehbaz Sharif, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Marriyum Aurangzeb and Rana Sanaullah.
The PMLN delegation that visited the Bilawal House included Opposition Leader in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Mariyum Aurangzeb and Rana Sana Ullah Khan.
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The meeting was also attended by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) parliamentary leader Maulana Asad Mehmood, former prime ministers Yousaf Raza Gillani and Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, former Punjab governor Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood, Rukhsana Bangash, former KP chief minister Akram Khan Durrani and others.
Another meeting is scheduled between Asif Ali Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman at the PML-N president’s Model Town residence today.
Moreover, Asif Ali Zardari has also invited Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) top leaders, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, to his residence in Lahore for dinner.
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The opposition parties have stepped up efforts to bring a no-confidence motion against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led federal government with much deliberations on choosing different options and strategies.
Howeveer, the opposition parties, in general, ruled out the option to resign from the assemblies despite having a majority in the parliament but they have decided to ramp up efforts to choose the appropriate time and gain the support of the PTI government ally parties.
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is busy in preparations for its upcoming long march in Islamabad on February 27 besides giving suggestions to the opposition parties gathered under the flag of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
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Earlier, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and PDM head Maulana Fazlur Rehman had held a meeting that was previously delayed due to deteriorated health of the PPP co-chairman. However, there was no meaningful outcome of the meeting as they ended up promising to bring a no-confidence motion against the PTI government.
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had hinted at giving Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) the opportunity to nominate prime minister after the success of the no-confidence move. He gave the hint during a press conference post-meeting with Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Aimal Wali Khan in Peshawar.
Analysts were of the view that the opposition parties were still undecided on the no-confidence move despite having the best option to resign from the assemblies. Political analysts expressed surprise over the delay of the opposition parties to choose the option to tender resignation to oust the PTI government.