'No promise fulfilled': ANP mulling over to quit unity govt.

ISLAMABAD -- Another coalition partner of the unity government in the Centre led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the Awami National Party (ANP), is mulling over to part ways with the coalition government, media reported.

The decision was made in a meeting of the ANP chaired by Aimal Wali Khan where party leaders suggested to quit to the federal government after none of the promises made to them before the vote of no-confidence is fulfilled.

'Aimal Wali Khan has summoned a meeting of central leadership after Eid to make a final decision in this regard,' they said, adding the party leaders have given authority to the ANP President to decide on the matter.

The sources within ANP said that neither promises made with them are being fulfilled nor the government was taking them into confidence over decisions made by them.

On June 27, The Awami National Party (ANP), which is part of the ruling coalition, warned the government of taking 'bitter' decisions if it failed to fulfill its responsibilities.

In a statement, ANP central senior vice-president Ameer Haider Khan Hoti warned that if the government fails to fulfill its...

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