LAHORE: PML-N Presi­dent and opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif says the opposition parties will evolve a ‘joint strategy’ for the upcoming budget session.

“At a dinner reception last night, the leaders from the opposition parties candidly discussed a host of domestic & foreign challenges facing the country. We agreed that there was a need for collective solutions to national issues. We will evolve a joint strategy for the budget session,” Mr Sharif tweeted on Tuesday.

Mr Sharif on Monday hosted a dinner reception for all mainstream opposition parties.

Published in Dawn, May 26th, 2021

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