Pervez Khattak tasked to appease disgruntled BNP-M.

Islamabad -- The federal government on Thursday decided that it would reach out to the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) to address its grievances.

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan here in Islamabad. Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, Ministry for Planning Asad Umar, Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser, Shafqat Mehmood and Babar Awan attended the meeting.

During the meeting, PM Imran Khan directed the government negotiation team to remove the reservations of PTI-led government allies including the BNP-Mengal.

In this connection, PM Imran has tasked Pervez Khattak to meet with representatives of disgruntled allies and address their concerns.

The government negotiation team briefed the prime minister about the dialogues and contacts made with BNP-Mengal. The premier directed the team to formally restart negotiations with BNP-Mengal once

The meeting agreed that all allies of government...