ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have reportedly spoken over the phone just as the anti-government alliance gets ready today Thursday to make important decisions about its future strategy.
Sources said the two leaders had consultations over the anti-government movement.
Nawaz is said to have agreed with the proposals put forward by Fazl, giving assurances to the PDM chief of PML-N’s full support on whatever PDM decides.
It was reported that Nawaz told Fazl that the PML-N is ready to use full force in the anti-government movement.
News of the phone call between Nawaz and Fazl comes after a meeting at Fazl’s house of JUI-F’s Central Working Committee which lasted for six hours. After the meeting, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz reached Fazl’s house with PML-N veteran leader Rana Sanaullah and party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb.
The discussion of the politicians reportedly centred around PDM’s joint strategy on the Senate elections and PPP’s no-confidence motion – both to be debated today.
A day earlier, PML-N senior leader Ahsan Iqbal had said the PTI government has become a threat to Pakistan.
He was speaking to the media outside the residence of Fazl in Islamabad. Iqbal said the PTI government has ruined the economy and foreign policy.
The deadline given to the government to resign has expired, he said, adding that the top leadership of the PDM will now make important announcements regarding the long march and future strategy of the 11-party opposition alliance against the government.
Iqbal said that one thing everyone in the agreed on in the meeting at Fazl’s house was that Imran Khan has to go. “We will not be at peace till we dismiss this government”, he said.
The PDM is expected to make decisions over its long march plans, strategy on the Senate elections and PPP’s role in the alliance. PDM is planning to hold the long march after the Senate elections somewhere in the mid or later part of March.
Sources are of the view that the PPP will be grilled on all its priorities.
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