JUI-F sets condition to “Minus PTI” for joining BAP coalition
The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has made it clear to the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) that it will join the provincial government only if the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is removed from the cabinet.
According to a report published in DAWN, Negotiations between the two parties in Islamabad have hit snags over the JUI-F demand, the JUI-F demands minus PTI for joining the BAP coalition in Balochistan.
A provincial minister who belongs to the PTI also expressed the fear that his party could be dropped from the cabinet at any time.
However, the provincial government remained silent on the matter. The offer was made by Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo to the JUI-F a few days ago after he came under fire from members of his own party over issues of governance.
After initial contacts between Mr. Bizenjo and Maulana Abdul Wasey, the JUI-F’s provincial chief, several rounds of formal talks have been held so far.
Maulana Wasey got in touch with Maulana Fazlur Rehman, his party’s chief, to take him into confidence about the negotiations.
JUI-F sets condition to “Minus PTI” for joining BAP coalition
A JUI-F delegation had a meeting with Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo in Islamabad and informed him about the party`s terms and conditions for joining the provincial government. These include ministries and portfolios of its choice.
Sources in BAP also said that CM Bizenjo had also made an offer to Sardar Akhtar Mengal of the Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) to join the coalition government during his visit to Karachi, but Sardar Mengal had declined the offer.
