ISLAMABAD, Nov 12: The government has agreed to make “some concessions” to the Legal Frameworks Order in a major breakthrough to resolve differences with political parties, PML-Q parliamentary leader Chuadhry Shujaat Hussain claimed on Tuesday.

Chaudhry Shujaat hoped that the concessions would help convene the National Assembly session at an early date.

The PML-Q leader told Dawn that the draft of the proposed changes, aimed at breaking the political impasse, would be finalized on Wednesday.

“I cannot specifically tell you everything right now...you will have to wait till tomorrow, but I can certainly inform you that differences over Article 58(2)B have been removed,” he revealed.

The LFO is a package of constitutional amendments made by President Gen Pervez Musharraf through decrees which the government now seeks to incorporate in the Constitution. Article 58(2)B relates to the presidential powers to sack prime minister and dissolve the National Assembly to which most opposition parties object.

In rely to a question, the PML-Q leader said he had been holding extensive talks with senior government authorities to arrive at what he called some mutually acceptable terms to have a new government in place soon.

Asked whether he had met President Musharraf on Monday night, Chaudhry Shujaat said he was in contact with the president through some senior government officials.

“It does not really matter whether I met the president or not. The real issue is that we have been able to achieve some concessions to the LFO,” he said.

Answering a question, Chaudhry Shujaat said he had almost completed negotiations with all active players, i.e. the PPP and the MMA. “I think we have achieved our objective.”

Asked who would be the next prime minister, Chaudhry Shujaat said matters pertaining to the LFO had received more attention than the PM issue.

“We are heading towards a consensus and this is how we can serve our country better,” the PML-Q leader said. He did not rule out the possibility of a national government and said if all parties were ready to accommodate each other, there would not be a big problem to reach a consensus on who would be the next prime minister.