Report by Zulqarnain Iqbal Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting with ulemas today (Saturday) at 3pm, seeking their help in diffusing the ongoing tensions between the government and the banned militant Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan. The group of religious leaders, from the Barelvi sect, will be headed by Sunni Ittehad Council Chairperson Sahibzada Hamid Raza. The delegation will assist the government in figuring out a middle ground in negotiations with the banned organisation. The meeting will be held at Bani Gala. After meeting the prime minister, the group of ulemas will meet TLP s Saad Rizvi as well. According to the delegation s sources, the ulemas don t want.
Exclusive reporting by: Naeem Ashraf Butt Two government officials, including a federal ministers, had to leave a meeting between Prime Minister Imran Khan and leading Barelvi ulema at Bani Gala after the ulema demanded their removal. The delegation of ulema, headed by Sunni Ittehad Council Chairperson Sahibzada Hamid Raza, arrived at Imran Khan’s Bani Gala residence to assist the government in breaking the deadlock in talks with the banned militant outfit Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan. The moment the ulema stepped into a hall, with several government officials and ministers already there, they demanded the removal of two senior officials a federal minister and a religious persona.