PM Shehbaz, Bilawal Bhutto's meeting deferred till tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s meeting scheduled for today has been deferred to Tuesday (tomorrow).

“Bilawal Bhutto, who had to arrive in Islamabad today, will now come to the capital city tomorrow,” sources said.

The meeting scheduled today has been postponed owing to PM Shehbaz Sharif’s busy schedule, sources shared.

Chairman Pakistan People’s Party had to attend a session at the Prime Minister’s House but the meeting has been put off till tomorrow.

Bilawal Bhutto will attend the meeting at the PM House on tomorrow.

People’s Party leadership has decided to convene the party’s core committee meeting to be presided over by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

The committee will consider over the political situation of the country, party sources said.

The party session will also consider over negotiations with the ruling PML-N and state of the working relations with the party and it will also review the implementation of the party’s demands to the government.

Party sources said that the party’s leadership will review the privatization policy as well as performance of the government.

The PPP, a major coalition party in the centre, has time and again expressed its displeasure over the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) government’s ‘consistently side-lining’ them in key matters.

The party used to complain about neglecting the PPP lawmakers in Punjab and in the centre and the recent canal issue has further heated the matters between both the parties.

Party insiders claim that the PPP leadership is frustrated by the lack of consultation on significant national issues.

A major point of contention is the decision to draw a link canal from the Indus River, a move that has raised serious concerns within the PPP.

Sources indicate that the party is prepared to explore all possible options to oppose the project.