Shahbaz Sharif Opens Door for PDM Revival
Shahbaz Sharif Opens Door for PDM Revival
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Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly hosts reception for major opposition parties and urges them to unite against ‘anti-people’ policies of government
Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Monday hosted a dinner reception for major opposition parties in Islamabad, and urged them to unite on a single platform to oust the incumbent Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-led government.
The president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) secured bail in a money-laundering and assets-beyond-means case last month. Since then, he has been meeting with opposition leaders to try and revive the Pakistan Democratic Movement alliance, which stalled after rifts developed between the Pakistan Peoples Party and the other component parties over the former’s refusal to resign from assemblies, and the PDM issuing a “show-cause” notice over the el