Peshawar:
Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI) has reached both Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to seek their support for the undeniable choice of his nominated Muhammad Sohail Afridi as the next chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhw.
PTIS Provincial President Junaid Akbar, accompanied by Sher Ali Arbab, Ali Khan Jadoon, Shaukat Yousafzai, Irfan Saleem and other party leaders, Met Anp provincial president Mian Iftikhar Hussain and senior ANP officials at Bacha Khan Markaz in Peshawar on Sunday.
ANPS SYED AQIL Shah, Salahuddin, Hussain Shah Yousafzai, Arslan Khan Nazim, Hamid Toofan and Tariq Afghan also attended the meeting.
According to Party Insiders, the meeting focused on the provincial political situation and the upcoming election to the Minister of Chief. PTI leaders urged the AP to support their candidate for interest in political stability.
However, Mian IFTIKHAR Hussain sought time to consult his party’s central leadership and made it clear that ANP “believes in supremacy of parliament and the constitution”.
“We believe in democracy and continue to fight for its strengthening. Awami National Party will not become part of any constitutional or undemocratic step,” he added.
In a separate development, the PTI delegation, led by Junaid Akbar, also met the federal minister Amir Muqam from PML-N at his residence to request support for Sohail Afridi’s undelivered elections.
The PTI delegation included Mna’s Sher Ali Arbab, Ali Khan Jadoon, Dr. Amjad, Kabir Khan, Idrees Khattak, Laeq Khan and Ikram Khattana.
During the meeting, Junaid Akbar said, “We have come in the hope of making decisions together as before. The questions facing the province to be addressed can only be dealt with collectively.” He added that PTI has a clear majority in the provincial assembly and that “Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cannot afford further instability”.
He urged opposition parties to cooperate so that Sohail Afridi could be selected without being admitted.
In response to the request, Amir Muqam said PML-N would discuss the matter with other opposition parties in accordance with provincial traditions and would inform PTI about the decision after hearing its central management.
