Pakistan Muslim League-Zia President Ijazul Haq has said he would consult his “party and friends” on PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat’s offer to “remain in a group” in the next government.

Haq has met Shujaat a day after the PML-Q affirmed support for a PML-N-led coalition setup.

Addressing a press conference, Haq said, “As Chaudhry sahib said, a lot of people from Islamabad, Pindi have come to meet him today, as well as Tariq Cheema.

“So we discussed among ourselves [and] Shujaat sahib had said to me that we should remain in a group [in the next government] so I told him that I will consult my party and friends,” the son of former military dictator Zia said.

He added that he would meet Shujaat again soon and “see how we can move forward”.