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Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto discuss anti-govt campaign

The PPP chairman had accepted the invitation on Saturday when Maryam Nawaz telephoned him.

Islamabad: Pakistan Muslim League-(Nawaz) vice president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday held a meeting with Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto at her Jati Umra residence near Lahore to devise a joint strategy against the Imran Khan-led PTI government.

Both leaders explored possibilities of carrying out campaigns against the government and took a decision to jointly oppose the passing of the budget proposed by the government.

Other senior leaders of both parties, including Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Hasan Murtaza and Chaudhary Manzor from the PPP and Rana Sanaullah, Ayaz Sadiq, former governor Muhammad Zubair, Pervez Rashid and Marriyum Aurangzeb attended the meeting.

The PPP chairman had accepted the invitation on Saturday when Maryam Nawaz telephoned him.

The invitation came a few weeks after Bilawal arranged a grand iftar party for opposition leaders in which he also invited Maryam.

Earlier, Bilawal said his party was ready to work with PML-N for the betterment of the country, adding that no one party can resolve the issues of the country.

He said the people of Punjab were facing economic terrorism, adding, it was difficult for middle class people to run their homes.

Bilawal added that the party will however not compromise on its ideology and manifesto.

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