Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Saturday said that negotiations with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) regarding the formation of federal and provincial governments are underway but both parties would take some time to reach a decision.
He was briefing reporters after holding a meeting with a PML-N delegation led by Raja Zafarul Haq. PML-N’s MNA-elect Dr Tariq Fazal Chaudhry and Khawaja Muhammad Khan Hoti were also present on the occasion.
Fazl said that they would neither accept the mandate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf nor would his party try to make contact with them. He said that power politics was not a joke and his party was tackling this issue seriously.
The JUI-F chief said that drone attacks was a direct assault on national sovereignty and those who introduced drones were sitting in the PTI’s lap.
On the occasion, Raja Zafarul Haq said that he extended formal invitation to Fazl for joining the federal government on behalf of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif. He said that the demands made by the JUI-F chief would be conveyed to the top PML-N leadership.
He hoped that the issue of forming government would be taken seriously by the JUI-F, but hastened to add that talks between the two parties were still in the initial stages.
When asked why the PML-N was inviting other parties when it had simple majority in the Centre‚ Raja Zafar said the country was facing immense challenges and the ruling party required broad-based support to address them effectively.
Talks on power sharing deal continuing between PML-N, Fazl
