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Pakistan's opposition parties leaders, from left, Maryam Nawaz, Shahbaz Sharif, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Yousuf Raza Gillani, and Mahmood Khan Achakzai attend an all parties conference in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Opposition parties met in Islamabad to discuss strategy about ousting the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan over his alleged failure in handling the economy. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

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A Match Made in Opposition: PDM TO revive and Call Key Parties By End-May

PDM had become weak as friction among key parties appeared in last few months, but now some efforts are being seen form key players to sit and move forward.

PDM is seeing another effort to restart the opposition activities as the heat is increasing in the summer of 2021. The work is on. The leaders have agreed to revive the opposition activities. JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif have agreed to hold a session of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) by May end.

The publication reported that the two opposition leaders held detailed consultations about the political situation in the country. 

Fazl will soon announce the final date of the PDM session after contacting other leaders in the anti-government alliance.

PDM might invite key parties PPP, ANP back to alliance after Eid

Last week, it was reported that PDM may invite the PPP and Awami National Party to join its movement again.

A decision over this is expected at PDM’s next steering committee meeting. This was decided during a telephonic conversation between Shehbaz, Nawaz and Fazl last week.

Our Parliament sources confirmed that three leaders held detailed consultations on sending the government home and future strategies of the PDM, TTI reported. The publication said it was also decided that the PDM’s anti-government movement will immediately start after Eid.

Shehbaz will hold meetings with the leaders of the PDM parties and play a central role in PDM’s upcoming movement, it was decided in the meeting the sources said, adding that Shehbaz, Nawaz and Fazl agreed to go to court against the FIA barring Shehbaz from going abroad.

The three leaders agreed that if the issues were resolved, the PPP and ANP would rejoin the PDM after Eid, the sources said.

They discussed PDM’s meeting agenda. Shehbaz suggested to include the Kashmir issue in the PDM agenda.

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