NWFP Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain came down hard against the PML-Q, accusing it of inciting violence in the Hazara region. He said that Ch. Shujaat added fuel to the fire while Gohar Ayyub provoked the violence. He said that he is ready to solve the issue with dialogue. In a press conference in Peshawar, Iftikhar Hussain said that he has ordered to launch judicial inquiry of Abbottabad incidents. He said that PML-Qs attitude is not acceptable and the party is trying to stop the passage of 18th Amendment. He said that Nawaz Sharif and CM Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa contacted each other on telephone and were agreed to strictly deal the evil elements.