Bilawal invites opposition leaders to Iftar dinner on Sunday

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has invited opposition leaders to an Iftar dinner in Islamabad on Sunday.

According to private news channel reports, Bilawal telephoned Maryam Nawaz and invited her and other Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders to Sunday’s Iftar dinner.

Report added that daughter of former premier has accepted the invite by the Bilawal.

Bilawal also telephoned Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman and Awami National Party (ANP) head Asfand Yar Wali Khan to extend an invitation to them.

Among other leaders invited to the Iftar dinner are Sirajul Haq, Mehmood Khan Achakzai, Akhtar Mengal, Aftab Sherpao and Shah Awais Noorani.

The sources further informed that the PPP chairman would try to bring leaders of opposition parties on a single page, while discussion would also be held on economic situation of the country and a public protest campaign against the government.

While talking to news channel, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb confirmed that a PML-N delegation led by Maryam Nawaz would attend Sunday’s Iftar dinner to be hosted by the PPP chairman.

She added that the PML-N delegation would include Opposition Leader in Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz and other senior party leaders.