Summary PML-N ministers and senior leaders are attending the meeting.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is chairing a consultative meeting to discuss prevailing political situation a day after the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) lawmakers tendered their resignations.
Federal ministers and senior members of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) will attend the meeting.
The participants will discuss current political crisis and finalise a strategy regarding the MQM MPs’ resignations.
Some ministers are likely to be given task to convince the MQM leadership for withdrawal of their resignations.
On Wednesday, MQM s 24 MPs in the lower house of parliament, eight senators in the upper house, as well as 51 members in the Sindh Assembly submitted their resignations in protest against ongoing targeted operation in Karachi and alleged extra-judicial killings of their party workers.
Earlier, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar contacted Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader Farooq Sattar and assured him that the government is ready to address his party’s reservations but there will be no compromise on Karachi operation.
On this, Farooq Sattar said the decision regarding withdrawal of resignations will only be taken by the party chief.
