PTI names committee to hold talks on anti-govt march.

ISLAMABAD -- The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has announced names of the members of the high-powered committee formed to hold talks with the opposition parties ahead of the anti-government march.

The committee is headed by Defence Minister Pervez Khattak and comprises National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani, federal ministers Shafqat Mehmood and Noorul Haq Qadri, Punjab Assembly Speaker Pervaiz Elhai and MNA Asad Umar.

A spokesperson for the NA speaker said in a statement that the committee was formed on the directives of Prime Minister Imran Khan. It had been authorised to hold dialogue with the opposition to save the country from a chaotic situation that might emerge because of the 'Azadi March' planned by the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-F), he added.

The defence minister said the nation needed to be united on the...