ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has rejected Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) bid to form a coalition government in Balochistan, saying it has already aligned with Pakistan. People’s Party (PPP) in the province.
This decision was conveyed by PML-N leader Ishaq Dar to the JUI-F delegation who met him in Islamabad on Wednesday.
According to sources, a JUI-F delegation led by general secretary Abdul Ghafoor Haideri suggested that the two parties could come together to form a government in Balochistan, where no party has a clear majority in the provincial assembly. The JUI-F argued that such a move would ensure political and democratic stability in the province.
However, Dar rejected the offer saying that the PML-N had already reached an agreement with the PPP to share power in Balochistan.
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He said PML-N and JUI-F have a long history of cooperation but JUI-F delayed its offer for too long. He said that the PML-N had been trying to contact the JUI-F leadership for the last four days but there was no response.
Dar said that the JUI-F’s offer would be briefed by the PML-N high command, but the final decision would rest with them. He also said that PML-N wants to work with all democratic forces for the betterment of the country.
