Chaudhrys hopeful of 'positive outcome'.

Byline: MANSOOR ALI

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League (PML) chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Parvez Elahi called on JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman at his residence here on Monday.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting along with JUI-F leader Akram Khan Durrani, Parvez hinted at a positive outcome of the anti-government sit-in soon. He said that he and Shujaat had arrived in Islamabad to ease the tension.

Parvez said his family had good relations with Maulana Fazlur Rehman for the last three generations. He said it was their duty to resolve the issue through talks. He said that tense a situation cannot give positive results. He elaborated that he will brief Prime Minister Imran Khan on what was discussed in the meeting with Maulana Fazl Rehman.

Meanwhile, JUI-F's leader Akram Khan Durrani said that the Chaudhry brothers had come here to meet Maulana and minimize the tensions between the government and opposition. He said that they had always helped each others during such situations.

He repeated that Chaudhry brothers had a good relation like brothers with the Maulana Fazlur Rehman.

We have good relations with Maulana for three generations

On the other hand JUI-F's 15 Members of National Assemblies have handed over their resignations to chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman after they were asked by the party's leadership to hand over the resignations in a move to dissolve the assembly.

Earlier, addressing the marchers, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said they were close to achieving the goals and objectives of the anti-government protest.

He said that the sit-in was not to be ended till the final decision of the APC; saying that APC had to decide the fate of sit-in, whether to extend this or give it an end and move towards the next phase.

He said that they wanted to see a stronger Pakistan. He claimed that all the political parties were on same page and government remained alone.

He said APC of opposition had appreciated the Azadi March.

He said that they were peaceful people and the court of the country had termed the JUI-F's demands as legal and constitutional.

He further claimed that all the opposition parties had given him the assurance that they will not leave the JUI-F alone in the anti-government...