Erodgan visit: PM Gilani invites all party heads at state banquet

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has invited heads of all the political parties at the dinner being hosted in honour of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Geo News reported.

Those who are invited include, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, PTI chairman Imran Khan, Jamat-e-Islami chief Syed Munawar Hasan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, Munir Orakzai, PPP Sherpao leader Aftab Ahmed Sherpao including chiefs of allied parties.

The guest list also include: Minister for National Food Security and Research Mir Israrullah Zehri, Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Dr Muhammad Farooq Sattar, Governor Punjab Sardar Muhammad Latif Khan Khosa, Governor Sindh Dr Ishrat ul Ebad, Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Barrister Masood Kausar, Governor Balochistan Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi, Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Karam Ali Shah, Chief Minister Punjab Mian Muhammad Shabaz Sharif, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Muhammad Aslam Raisani, Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah, President AJK Sardar Muhammad Yaqoob Khan, Prime Minister AJK Ch Abdul Majeed.

Turkish PM will arrive in Pakistan today on a three-day official visit and is expected to ink five agreements between the two countries with the objective of revising, protecting and promoting investment.

This would be the sixth visit of the Turkish premier to Pakistan since taking office nine years ago. He would also address joint sitting of the Parliament on May 21.