Resignations of Opposition lawmakers an atom bomb , will be used strategically: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari ANI | Updated: Dec 16, 2020 09:00 IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 16 (ANI): Pakistan People s Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Tuesday termed that resignations of opposition lawmakers are an atom bomb adding that the strategy to use it will be devised by the 11-party alliance under the banner of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). The PDM unanimously decided that its lawmakers will handover resignations to their party chiefs by December 31, Bilawal said while dismissing reports that his party was against resignations, as reported by Geo News. Our resignations are our atom bombs and the PDM will strategise on how to use it. All of PDM is on the same page. We have the same destination and one target: to restore democracy in the country, he added.
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Published: 16 Dec 2020 05:10 PM BdST
Updated: 16 Dec 2020 05:10 PM BdST FILE PHOTO: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the leader of the Taliban delegation, speaks at a signing ceremony between Afghanistan s Taliban and the U.S. in Doha, Qatar February 29, 2020. REUTERS/Ibraheem al Omari
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The Taliban delegation, led by the militant group s top political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is set to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the foreign minister during the visit, according to a Pakistan foreign office statement.
Islamabad: Pakistan’s foreign minister has said that the Afghan Taliban are eager to move towards reduction in violence paving the way for ceasefire and peace in Afghanistan, which Pakistan believes is crucial for regional peace.
“Taliban are convinced that continuation of war and conflict is not in their interest nor in Afghanistan’s interest… Their desire and seriousness to proceed towards peace is a positive sign” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said after meeting Taliban high-powered delegation in Islamabad on Wednesday.
FM Qureshi expressed Pakistan’s sincere wishes for “reduction in violence and ceasefire” to end decades of conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan. The next meeting on Afghan peace process would be held on January 5, 2021, he revealed.
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(Corrects day in lead paragraph to Wednesday) Taliban delegation led by Mullah Baradar to visit Islamabad Visit takes place during a break in Afghan peace talks Taliban to hold meeting of leadership, suggest slowing attacks - sources
By Charlotte Greenfield and Jibran Ahmed
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Dec 16 (Reuters) - A Taliban delegation will arrive in Pakistan s capital on Wednesday for a three-day visit, according to official statements, as both sides in the Afghan peace process continue consultations during a break in negotiations.
The Taliban delegation, led by the militant group s top political leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is set to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and the foreign minister during the visit, according to a Pakistan foreign office statement.