PM Imran constitutes committees to keep a liaison with allied parties

Last updated on: 30 January,2020 08:15 pm

The committees will be headed by Asad Umer, Chaudhary Sarwar and Pervaiz Khattak

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday constituted committees to keep a liaison with allied parties.

The committees were formed at a high-level meeting held in Islamabad today (Thursday) with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair. The prime minister felt that the process needed to be strengthened and formalized so that there were no gaps in communication between all the allies forming the government.

Sources said that a four-member committee has been formed to contact the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).

The committee will be headed by Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umer and will comprise of Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, Firdous Shamim Naqvi and Haleem Adil.

On the other hand, a three-member committee has been formed to stay in contact with the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q). The committee will be headed by Governor Punjab Chaudhary Sarwar and will comprise of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Shafqat Mahmood.

Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak will be heading the committee formed by PM Imran to contact BNP, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Jamhuri Wattan Party (JWP). The committee will comprise of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Soori and Mir Khan Muhammad Jamali.