Khattak’s attempt to win back Mengal bears no fruit

Defence Minister Pervez Khattak led a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf government delegation that met BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal but the PTI team were unable to convince the politician from Balochistan, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday, quoting its sources.
Both sides discussed the six-point agenda of BNP-M that led to the parting of ways with the ruling coalition. BNP-M has four seats in the lower house of the parliament that are extremely important for the PTI to maintain the majority numbers in the National Assembly.

Earlier, Akhtar Mengal announced to quit the Imran-led government, saying, “We are not a colony. We should be considered as citizens.”

Addressing the National Assembly's budget session on Wednesday, Mengal said the promises made two years ago were yet to be fulfilled and the government was asking for more time. “No one becomes a patriot by hoisting the [national] flag [on his vehicle],” he said and added that they could not wait for more.

He said the locusts had destroyed everything in the 32 districts of Balochistan but they were told that there was no plane for aerial spray.

The ruling alliance led by the PTI at the Centre depends upon a razor-thin majority and the four National Assembly seats – three general and one reserved for women – along with one Senate member of BNP-M are of great importance, maybe a deciding factor.

Mengal-Fazl meeting

According to 24NewsHD TV channel, Akhtar Mengal and JUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman will hold a meeting in Islamabad today (Sunday) to discuss the matters of mutual interest and plans to give a tough time to the Balochistan government.

Both leaders will discuss the country’s political situation and to work out a plan to oust the Jam Kamal-led Balochistan government, the TV channel reported.

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