ISLAMABAD: A month after the PPP chairman complained about promises not being honoured by the PML-N, both coalition partners agreed to kick-start at least a week-long dialogue to sort out contentious issues to move forward,
At different forums, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari expressed reservations on the treatment meted out to the PPP by the PML-N government, complaining that the ruling party did not take the PPP on board in decision-making. In light of these complaints, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif asked Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar to meet the PPP leader and allay his concerns.
A statement by the PPP media cell said that Ishaq Dar met Mr Bhutto-Zardari in the presence of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti.
The meeting took place a day after the PPP chairman met JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, who had warned the government to immediately sign the Societies Registration (Amendment) Act, 2024, which pertains to seminaries.
According to the PPP media cell, it was agreed in the meeting that the PPP and government committees would meet to resolve the issues between the two sides.
A source in the PPP said that the ice had started to melt as the PPP and the PML-N agreed to hold comprehensive talks. “Virtual talks will start in two days, and then physical talks will begin that will continue for at least a week,” the source said.
