Nawaz Sharif, Fazl talk over phone ahead of PDM meeting

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman agreed on Tuesday to speed up opposition parties’ struggle and movement to send the PTI government packing, ARY News reported, citing sources. 

The agreement was reached during a telephonic conversation between the PML-N supremo and the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief.

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They discussed the prevailing political situation in the country, as well as the opposition alliance’s anti-government movement, the sources said, adding the PDM’s long march and in-house change also came under discussion.

Maulana Fazl took Nawaz Sharif into confidence on the agenda of a PDM meeting slated to take place later today.

“The incumbent government has completely failed to deliver”, the sources quoted the JUI-F chief as saying during the telephone call with Nawaz. “Time to rid the public of the rulers has come.”

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The sources said Nawaz Sharif assured that the PML-N will support whatever decision the PDM takes.

An important meeting of the PDM will take place this afternoon. Heads of the constituent parties of the opposition will likely attend the meeting to be presided over by Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman.