ISLAMABAD, January 15: Opposition leaders agreed on Tuesday to adopt a joint strategy inside and outside Parliament and to give a tough time to the government on crucial matters.
A meeting of leaders of opposition parties took place today on the invitation of Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Naveed Qamar also attended the meeting.
Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Asadur Rehman, Awami National Party’s Amir Haider Khan Hoti and other opposition leaders were in attendance at the meeting in Shehbaz’s chambers.
In the meeting today, the opposition leaders decided to form a
committee to have their concerns represented and also to challenge the government’s stance.
The leaders also agreed to take a hard stance on financial matters and to raise the issue inside the House sessions.
Opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif spoke to media after the meeting and said that dishonourable terms such as thief etc are used for opposition leaders.
He said that the committee will raise important issues with the government included that of the military courts. – Agencies
