Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called a meeting of senior party leaders to discuss efforts for a ceasefire between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).  According to sources, the discussion will focus on rising political tensions between Punjab and Sindh. The prime minister will also be briefed about the PPP’s recent walkout from the National Assembly, while senior PML-N leaders will inform him of the concerns raised by the PPP. 

Meanwhile, Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Shehbaz today to convey a message from President Asif Ali Zardari. Sources said President Zardari has tasked Naqvi with defusing the growing political friction between the PPP and PML-N.

Credit: Independent News Pakistan (INP)