PM arrives in Lahore on an official visit

LAHORE (92 News) – Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has arrived in Lahore on a day-long official visit on Sunday. During the visit, he will meet Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar. The prime minister will also hold a meeting with provincial cabinet members. The demand and supply of wheat and flour as well as prices of essential commodities in the province will come under discussion during the meeting. A wide-ranging discussion on various political and administrative issues will likely take place. His visit comes in the wake of reports that some disgruntled PTI lawmakers have formed a forward bloc in the Punjab Assembly over non-fulfilment of their demands. The forward bloc has reportedly been joined by a large number of members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs) belonging to South and Central Punjab. Earlier, more than 20 members of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Punjab legislators has formed a separate group.  According to the reports, after central Punjab, a group from South Punjab emerged in the ruling PTI. The newly-emerged forward bloc has reportedly joined by a large number of Members of MPAs belonging to South and Central Punjab. It was also reported that the number of the bloc’s members have increased more than 20. More than 20 dissident members were annoyed for not being taken into confidence over policy matters. MPA Sardar Shahab said that they constituted the group for resolving the matters from their constituencies. They also said that they are with the PTI and will be part of PTI in next election. Meanwhile, the emergence of a forward bloc could increases challenges of the present government that is already engaged into talks with its ally political parties including Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) and Balochistan National Party Mengal (BNP-M) showed resentment over different issues. PM Imran Khan has given a special task to PTI central leader Jahangir Tareen as a delegation led by him will continue contacts with the leadership of the coalition political parties.