Pakistan Muslim League Q (PMLQ), Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday accepted Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT)’s invitation to join its All Parties Conference (APC) over Model Town tragedy. Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Sami (JUI-S) excused from participation at the APC while Manzoor Wattoo said Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) did not get the invitation.
Addressing media after meeting Tahirul Qadri at Minhaj-ul-Quran secretariat, PMLQ’s Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that neither Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif resigned, nor was the FIR over the incident lodged. He said APC will be on one-point agenda.
Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Mahmood-ul-Rasheed will represent PTI at APC. Awami Muslim League (AML)’s Sheikh Rasheed will also participate.
MQM also accepted the invitation. According to its spokesperson, MQM’s delegate will join the conference.
*photo “The News”