ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is set to call a meeting of allied parties to take a unanimous decision on overcoming the political and economic crises in the country.
In this regard, the prime minister held consultations with three main coalition partners — Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).
PM Shehbaz Sharif is also scheduled to head a meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday (today) where he will take all the members into confidence on the decisions taken by the PML-N leadership in London recently.
After returning from London, Prime Minister Sharif on Monday started consultations with allied parties in the ruling coalition to apprise them of the decisions taken by PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.
The prime minister met the heads of three main coalition parties — Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP, Maulana Fazlur Rehman of the JUI-F and MQM’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Monday to discuss whether to take tough economic decisions or call early election.
PM Sharif will soon call a meeting of all the allies in the government to take a unanimous decision on how to overcome both the political and economic crises in the country.
Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif urged all coalition parties to work collectively for the stability of democracy and public welfare.
Talking to JUI-F chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman, the prime minister said in order to achieve these objectives, the government will keep the national interest above all during its decision making.
During the meeting, they discussed overall political and economic situation, besides the measures to relieve the masses from inflation and bring in economic stability.
Both leaders unanimously believed that development and stability of the country are linked with democracy and the supremacy of the constitution.
Former president Asif Zardari also called on the prime minister after Bilawal Bhutto Zardari left for the United States on an official visit.
Federal minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said the PPP was ready to jointly face the consequences of tough decisions. He said they will make decisions in the interest of the country despite the political cost.
He said it would be unfair if the government, which came into power to rectify the wrongs of the previous regime, went back home without providing any solution to the problems.
On the other hand, the MQM has proposed early general elections and seek a fresh mandate to end the political crisis. In a meeting with convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, the MQM-P opposed the idea of raising fuel prices.
He said that holding general elections is the only way forward for resolving issues of the masses and they would have to sacrifice their political interests for the sake of the nation.
