Jatoi, Soomro meet Mengal

Published July 29, 2008

QUETTA, July 28: Former caretaker prime minister Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi and former speaker of the National Assembly Elahi Bakhsh Soomro on Monday met veteran Baloch nationalist leader Sardar Atullah Mengal in Wadah, his native town.

According to sources, both the leaders arrived in Wadh in the morning. “They discussed political situation and issues relating to Balochistan,” the sources said.

However, Sardar Mengal scotched rumours about talks with the government and said that the two leaders had not brought any message and had come only to enquire after him.—Staff Correspondent

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