PM Imran summons KP CM to discuss provincial ministers ousting
Usman Tarakai said PM wants KP CM, axed ministers to settle differences by mutual understanding
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Friday.
During the meeting, matters pertaining to settling differences by mutual understanding with ousted provincial ministers will come under discussion.
Sources said that KP CM Mahmood Khan will have discussion regarding the performance of the provincial cabinet and ousting of the provincial ministers.
Earlier, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Member National Assembly (MNA) Usman Tarakai said that Prime Minister Imran Khan wants Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and Defence Minister Pervez Khattak to settle differences with axed provincial ministers, Atif Khan and Shahram Khan Tarakai, through mutual understanding.
Usman Tarakai talked to Dunya News and stressed that the discord between Atif Khan, Shahram Khan and Pervez Khattak should be resolved and a jirga will soon be held to settle the matter.
The PTI leader told that the premier has directed Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser to hold a sitting with Pervez Khattak, Mahmood Khan, Atif Khan and Shahram Khan Tarakai to negotiate the issue.
It is pertinent here to mention that Atif Khan and Shahram Khan Tarakai called on Imran Khan on Wednesday for the first time following their dismissal. Both leaders discussed about their differences and political issues with CMMahmood Khan.
Sources said that Atif Khan and Shahram Tarakai apprised the premier of their reservations against the provincial CM, and also said that they have no objection on PM’s decision. PM Imran, while stressing that it was an internal party matter, assured both axed ministers of his confidence in them.