No-trust move: PDM chief holds 'secret meeting' with Tareen

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman reached out to disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Tareen to muster support for the opposition’s planned no-trust move against the Imran Khan government, ARY News reported, citing informed sources.

The sources said the two leaders held secret talks last night.

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PDM chief Maulana Fazl asked the estranged PTI leader for support for the no-trust move against the incumbent government, they added.

Opposition parties have stepped up efforts to oust the PTI government through a no-trust motion.

On Sunday evening, a delegation of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) led by party president Shehbaz Sharif held a meeting with the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PML-Q) leadership.

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The meeting between opposition leader in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and Chaudhry brothers lasted one hour and 20 minutes, the sources said, adding the meeting was aimed to woo the PML-Q leaders for the proposed no-trust motion against the government.

The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) had on February 11 announced to send the Imran Khan government packing through the no-trust move.