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JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appearing for an interview with a private digital media platform. SCREENGRAB
ISLAMABAD:
In a rare show of political alignment, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has agreed to support the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nomination of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai for the slot of leader of the opposition in the National Assembly.
The agreement was reached during a meeting between a PTI delegation and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence in Islamabad on Wednesday, according to a statement posted on the JUI-F’s official X account.
“The JUI-F agreed to support the nomination of Mehmood Khan Achakzai,” the post said.
The PTI delegation comprised Asad Qaiser, PTI Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) President Junaid Akbar and Shahram Khan Tarakai, while Maulana Fazlur Rehman was accompanied by Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi, Advocate Jalaluddin and his son Maulana Asjad Mehmood.
During the meeting, “the PTI delegation appealed to the JUI-F chief to play a role in uniting the opposition in parliament,” the statement said, adding that the PTI also sought the JUI-F’s “cooperation” regarding a vacant Senate seat from K-P.
The two sides also discussed the overall political climate, regional situation and parliamentary strategy.
According to the JUI-F statement, the PTI delegation further “consulted the JUI-F chief on the proposal to hold a national jirga over the law and order situation in K-P”. Fazlur Rehman welcomed the proposal, it said.
