From Abid Usman
LAHORE: A meeting of coordination committee of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Paki-stan People’s Party (PPP) has been called to address the grievances of PPP regarding the coalition government of Punjab.
The development took place in the aftermath of a meeting held between Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal-led PPP delegation a few days ago in Islamabad.
The meeting of coordination committee would be held at Governor House, Lahore on March 15 (Sat-urday) at 4 PM. The ruling PML-N will try to address the concerns of PPP in Punjab.
The sources said that PPP wants a share in the development funds of Punjab.
The PPP also wants the transfer and posting of bureaucracy of its choice in the districts where the par-ty has its MNAs and MPAs in Punjab.
The meeting will be hosted by Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan.
Former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Syed Hassan Murtaza, Nadeem Afzal Chan and Syed Ali Qasim Gilani will represent the PPP. The PML-N delegation will include Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, Rana Sanaullah, Marriyum Au-rangzeb and Khawaja Saad Rafique.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday assured the high-powered delegation of PPP to address its grievances related to the controversial canals and maintaining peace in Kurram district. The PPP delegation was led by party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
The prime minister had invited the PPP delegation to an Iftar dinner at PM House to address the grievances of key government ally.
