JUI-F to vote for Nawaz for PM's slot

JUI-F Chief says his party has decided to vote for Nawaz Sharif as a goodwill gesture.


ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - JUI-F has decided to vote for Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif in the election for the Leader of the House.

Talking to media after a meeting of party’s core committee, JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said his party had decided to vote for Nawaz Sharif as a goodwill gesture.

He said PML-N had requested his party to vote for Nawaz Sharif.

“In response‚ the core committee in its meeting decided to vote for Nawaz Sharif as a goodwill gesture,” he said.

Fazlur Rehman said that talks were underway between PML-N and HUI-F but JUI-F had its priorities.

He reiterated that Pakistani establishment were not serious about peace talks with the Taliban. “JUI-F will not act as a mediator between government and Taliban".