Khattak phones Mengal as govt moves to pacify disgruntled ally

Khattak told Akhtar that implementation of six-point agenda would come under discussion at meeting.

ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has stepped up efforts to appease disgruntled ally Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M), Dunya News reported on Friday.

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, who was tasked by Prime Minister Imran Khan to pacify the disgruntled ally, telephoned BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal on Friday night and sought time for a meeting.

BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal said that his doors are always open in line with Baloch traditions.

Pervez Khattak told Akhtar Mengal that implementation of the six-point agenda, which was agreed upon between the ruling PTI and the coalition partner BNP at the time of formation of the government, would come under discussion at the meeting.