LAHORE: Leaders of different factions of Muslim League gathered at the residence of former governor of Punjab Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa here on Saturday and discussed modalities for launching the Muttahida Muslim League (MML).

PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, former speaker of National Assembly Hamid Nasir Chattha, former chief minister of Sindh Ghous Ali Shah, former chief minister of Punjab Dost Mohammad Khosa, Sardar Attique Ahmed and Rashid Qureshi attended the meeting.

They discussed bringing all factions of Muslim League, except the one led by Nawaz Sharif, and disgruntled leaders and workers of PML-N on the platform of the proposed MML.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, Chaudhry Shujaat said his faction together with other Muslim Leagues would launch struggle against rulers.

Hamid Nasir Chattha said the formation of the MML might be announced after the next round of meeting.

Earlier, Chaudhry Shujaat met All Pakistan Muslim League president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf and PML-F chief Pir Sibghatullah Shah Rashidi. All these leaders agreed to join hands.

Zulfiqar Khosa said that a new Muslim League with all its factions, except PML-N, on board was the need of the hour. “We earlier had discussed about forging an alliance of all Muslim Leagues but later decided to form a new party,” he added.

Published in Dawn, September 13th, 2015

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