ISLAMABAD: PML-N leader and former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that Tareen and Aleem Khan groups have not been contacted.
Speaking on Geo News show, Shahid Abbasi said that the prime minister is going to Karachi, which means that he does not have the support of MQM-P.
Also Read
Aleem Khan leaves for London to meet Jahangir Tareen
Mo-trust move: Shehbaz seeks Sirajul Haq’s support
Regarding the no-confidence motion, Abbasi said that government members are with the opposition and will remain with us in the no-confidence motion. The allies have not yet decided but contacts are ongoing.
Asked about the contacts with Jahangir Tareen and Aleem Khan, the PML-N leader said that the Tareen and Aleem Khan group had not been contacted but said that they should be contacted.
Earlier today, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has sought support from Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Sirajul Haq on the no-confidence motion.
However, Siraj-ul-Haq promised to respond after consultation with the party’s executive committee.
Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif called on Jamaat-e-Islami’s Sirajul Haq and discussed the no-confidence motion and political situation.
Sirajul Haq said that there is no doubt that the government had failed in every issue. He told Shehbaz Sharif that change of persons was not the solution to any problem. He suggested to the PML-N president that the people should be consulted. For the new mandate it was necessary to have transparent elections, he added.
The JI chief said that all political parties have agreed on election reforms. Instead of changing individuals, Allah’s system will be better for the country, he added.
Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif said that no-confidence motion was discussed with JI ameer.
During the meeting with Siraj-ul-Haq, Shehbaz presented his party’s as well as other opposition parties’ position.
He said that we want a people’s government. We want a people’s government to come with clean and transparent elections.
Shehbaz added that political parties are persuaded in politics. Nothing is final in politics. PTI’s own people seem to be angry. We are continuing our political efforts. The PML-N’s decisions are taken by Nawaz Sharif. Whatever decision he takes, we will accept that, he added.
