PML-Q holds talks with MMA, PAT

Published November 18, 2002

ISLAMABAD, Nov 17: Leaders of the PML-Q Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi held a meeting with leaders of Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Qazi Hussain Ahmed here on Sunday.

During the meeting which continued for one and a half hour, the two sides held negotiations on Legal Framework Order, government formation and elections of speaker, deputy speaker and prime minister.

Talking to newsmen, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the talks were continuing on constitutional matters and some headway had been made in this respect.

PAT: Parliamentary leader of Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, and its nominee for the slot of prime minister, Mir Zafarullah Jamali, discussed the political situation and formation of government with chief of Pakistan Awami Tehrik, Maulana Tahirul Qaderi, at his residence on Sunday.

Maulana Qaderi explained the point of view of his party and briefed them about his negotiations with other parties.

Chaudhry Shujaat told Maulana Qaderi that the PML-Q had been working to establish a government of national consensus so that the process of democracy could be strengthened with the supremacy of parliament and revival of 1973 Constitution.

They also discussed the election of speaker and deputy speaker of the assembly being held on Tuesday.—APP

Opinion

Editorial

Centre vs provinces
Updated 10 Jun, 2026

Centre vs provinces

The reason the centre finds itself in this position is rooted in its failure to expand the tax net and boost revenues.
Party in crisis
10 Jun, 2026

Party in crisis

THE young KP chief minister must be starting to realise just how thorny a seat he occupies. There has been a flurry...
Varsity woes
10 Jun, 2026

Varsity woes

FINANCIAL crises affecting public sector universities across Pakistan are now having an impact on academic...
Doctor attacked
09 Jun, 2026

Doctor attacked

AN act of reprehensible violence has shaken the medical community. On Saturday, an employee of the Provincial Civil...
AJK flare-up
Updated 09 Jun, 2026

AJK flare-up

The situation started deteriorating after a trader affiliated with the JAAC was reportedly shot in an altercation with law-enforcers.
Fault lines
09 Jun, 2026

Fault lines

THE April 8 ceasefire that halted hostilities between Israel and Iran has encountered its most serious test yet....