PM tasks Khattak with wooing back BNP-M.

Byline: Rizwan Ghilzai

ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday tasked Defence Minister Pervaiz Khattak to contact the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-M) and remove its reservations in order to bring it back into the ruling coalition, a source said.

The prime minister chaired a meeting of his top aides a day after BNP-M parted ways with the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI)-led ruling coalition. The meeting was attended By: Planning Minister Asad Umar, Defence Minister Pervez Khattak, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood and Prime Minister's Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan.

The Prime Minister directed the government's negotiating committee to contact BNP-M and remove its reservations, a member of the government's team told The Express Tribune. The prime minister...