JUI-F agrees to join PTI-led multi-party opposition moot

• PTI delegation meets Fazl; both sides discuss joint strategy on national issues • Opposition leaders to review conference preparations on 15th ISLAMABAD: The JUI-F on Friday agreed to participate in the multi-party conference (MPC) being organised by the PTI ahead of its long march to Islamabad on Sept 27. A PTI delegation met JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence to woo the religio-political party to join its anti-government drive. Both sides discussed the possibility of a joint opposition strategy on key national issues. The PTI delegation comprised party chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, general secretary Salman Akram Raja and former National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser. Talking to the media after the meeting, Barrister Gohar said opposition parties would adopt a joint strategy inside parliament.

“We will take all political parties into confidence on national issues,” he said, adding that an MPC would be convened to discuss important issues, including the creation of new provinces. “Today’s meeting was very important,” Barrister Gohar said, adding that the opposition would formulate its future strategy through a united platform. Regarding the PTI’s planned long march, Barrister Gohar said it was aimed at seeking justice and would remain peaceful. Responding to a query about the Maulana declining to join the Sept 27 protest, he clarified that the PTI delegation had not visited the JUI-F chief’s residence to formally invite him to participate in the march. ‘Wave of unrest’ Speaking on the occasion, JUI-F leader Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri said several issues came under discussion, including consultations on convening the MPC and the creation of new provinces. He said a wave of unrest had gripped Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and such matters…