Suleman conveys PM's message to Tareen as Punjab politics flares up.

LAHORE -- Suleman Shehbaz, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's son, met Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) estranged leader Jahangir Khan Tareen, sources told Geo News on Tuesday.

Suleman conveyed PM Shehbaz's "message" to Tareen, they added.

The meeting, which was held at Tareen's house in Lahore and attended by Adviser to Prime Minister Awn Chaudry, as the political temperature of Punjab has increased on the issue of a vote of confidence which CM Parvez Elahi refused to take under the directions of Governor Baligh-Ur-Rehman by terming it "illegal".

In the meeting, the current political situation of the country was discussed and both consulted on future political conduct, the sources also said.

Former PTI leaders Awn Chaudry and Abdul Aleem Khan have dismissed reports of forming a new political party, media reported on Sunday.

The reports of ex-PTI leaders - who defected from the party - preparing to form a new political party and holding negotiations had been circulating since Saturday.

The sources said that some eminent politicians from central and south Punjab including Aleem were said to be joining the new party.

However, Chaudry clarified that former PTI stalwart Tareen, Aleem or Chaudry...