Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh led the government team.-AFP photo

ISLAMABAD: The tenth and final round of talks on a 10-point reforms agenda between the federal government and the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz concluded today, DawnNews reported.

Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh led the government block, while federal ministers Babar Awan and Naveed Qamar supported the finance minister.

Senator Ishaq Dar was leading the PML-N’s team supported by Mehtab Abbasi and Pervez Rashid.

Sheikh, after the talks, said that relations would continue with the N-League.

Dar said that the government is trying to implement the agenda with an open mind and he will update the party on the developments.

Thursday is the last day of a 45-day period set by the PML-N for the government to implement the agenda.

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