PM forms panel to resolve issues with PPP

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has constituted a committee to resolve political issues and cooperation on different matters between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

The committee comprises Deputy Prime Minister Senator Ishaq Dar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar, Minister for Economic Affairs Ahad Khan Cheema, Minister for State Frontier Regions Engineer Amir Muqam, Advisor to Prime Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan, Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan, Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Jaffar Khan Mandokhel and Bashir Ahmad Khan.

The prime minister has assigned the task of political cooperation and resolution of different issues after consultation with the PPP leaders, the media wing of PM Office in a statement said.

The committee will chalk out future action plan after holding talks the PPP representatives. It may be pointed out here that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had accused the PMLN of sidelining the PPP on key decisions, including the controversial approval of a new canal project from the Indus River, an issue the PPP claims was decided without consultation or achieving a consensus. The PPP also demanded that the prime minister take all stakeholders into confidence on key issues and immediately call a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI).Punjab Assembly Speaker Malik Ahmad Khan, Punjab Senior Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Jaffar Khan Mandokhel and Bashir Ahmad Khan.

The prime minister has assigned the task of political cooperation and resolution of different issues after consultation with the PPP leaders, the media wing of PM Office in a statement said.

The committee will chalk out future action plan after holding talks the PPP representatives. It may be pointed out here that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari had accused the PMLN of sidelining the PPP on key decisions, including the controversial approval of a new canal project from the Indus River, an issue the PPP claims was decided without consultation or achieving a consensus. The PPP also demanded that the prime minister take all stakeholders into confidence on key issues and immediately call a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI).