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JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman appears for an interview with a private digital media platform. SCREENSHOT
ISLAMABAD:
In a rare show of political alignment, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has agreed to support Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) nomination of Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) chief Mehmood Khan Achakzai as leader of 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 issued on the official X account of the JUI-F.
“The JUI-F has agreed to support the nomination of Mehmood Khan Achakzai,” the message said.
The PTI delegation included Asad Qaiser, PTI Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) President Junaid Akbar and Shahram Khan Tarakai, while Maulana Fazlur Rehman was accompanied by Maulana Salahuddin Ayubi, lawyer Jalaluddin and his son Maulana Asjad Mehmood.
During the meeting, “the PTI delegation called on the JUI-F leader to play a role in unifying the opposition in parliament,” the statement said, adding that the PTI also sought “cooperation” from the JUI-F regarding a vacant seat in the KP Senate.
The two sides also discussed the general political climate, regional situation and parliamentary strategy.
According to the JUI-F statement, the PTI delegation further “consulted the JUI-F leader on the proposal to hold a national jirga on the law and order situation in KP”. Fazlur Rehman welcomed the proposal, the statement said.
