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LAHORE:
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday arrived at the resident of PML-Q leaders to muster his key ally’s support amid opposition’s attempt to topple PTI-led government through a no-confidence motion which is likely to be tabled this month.
The insiders told The Express Tribune that PM Imran will inquire after the health of former premier and PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and discuss the overall political situation of the country in today’s meeting. The premier is currently in Lahore on a day-long visit to the Punjab capital.
The prime minister is reportedly accompanied by a delegation comprising Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar, federal minister Hammad Azhar, commerce adviser Abdul Razak Dawood and PTI lawmaker Amir Dogar. PML-Q leaders including federal minister Moonis Elahi, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elahi, Chaudhry Salik Hussain and others are also present.
PML-Q, which is the main coalition partner of the ruling PTI both in Punjab and at the Centre, has recently held several meetings with opposition parties including PPP, PML-N and others.
Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDM), the anti-government opposition alliance, last month announced bringing a no-confidence motion against PM Imran.
Subsequently, PDM along with major opposition party PPP stepped up its efforts to garner support for no-trust motion.
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Apart from wooing the government allies, the opposition has been banking its support on the ruling party’s lawmakers that they would revolt against their party and support the opposition on no-confidence motion.
In a major development last month, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif after a hiatus of 14 years called on PML-Q leadership to seek their support for no-trust vote against PM Imran in National Assembly.
However, Federal Minister for Water Resources Moonis Elahi assured the PTI government that PML-Q was an ally of the government and would stand by it in any political situation as it had confidence in the leadership abilities of Prime Minister Imran.
The minister belonging to PML-Q also cleared the air on opposition parties’ back-to-back meetings with his party leadership, saying his party has not assured support to any opposition party on their no-confidence move against the premier.
It was revealed yesterday that PM Imran also spoke to estranged PTI leader Jahangir Tareen over the phone after a long hiatus and inquired after his health.
Speaking to a local TV channel, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi however downplayed the premier’s contact with the ailing disgruntled leader, saying PM Imran called his former close aide as a “goodwill gesture” after he fell ill.
According to the media reports, the premier telephoned Tareen before his departure to London, where he had flown to reportedly for medical treatment.