Party MPs quit, Imran Khan ready to talk

Islamabad: In a two-pronged strategy, 34 lawmakers of Imran Khan’s party, including Mr Khan, on Friday resigned to step up pressure on the Nawaz Sharif government but followed up with an offer to resume talks after the failed first round.

 

For the second time since it mobilised thousands of supporters for anti-government protests in Islamabad demanding Mr Sharif’s resignation, the core committee of Mr Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf met and discussed the current crisis.

 

The meeting took place after senior leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi handed over the resignations to National Assembly secretary  Muhammad Riaz.