PM calls core committee meeting to discuss JUI-F protests, Nawaz's health

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) called a meeting of its core committee on Friday to discuss the emerging political situation after the conditional permission given to Nawaz Sharif by the government and the JUI-F's protests across the country. 

According to sources, the PTI core committee will discuss the political and economic situation of the country in two high-level meetings.

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Prime Minister Imran Khan summoned the PTI's core committee meeting for Friday. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 5:00 pm. The prime minister himself will preside over the two meetings.

The core committee will discuss the aftermath of the Azadi March dharna by the JUI-F and the removal of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's name from the Exit Control List.

Chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab will take part in the core committee meeting. Governors of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sindh and Punjab will also take part in the meeting.

The meeting will also focus on parliamentary matters, economic situation of the country and inflation. Sources claimed that important decisions are expected to be taken in the meeting.

Before the core committee meeting takes place, a meeting of the PTI's regional presidents will take place where organisational matters of the party will come under discussion.