Pak PM talks to allies and foes on Qadri threat

January 05, 2013 01:49

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf today reached out to Pakistan's top political leadership, including PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, to thwart a cleric's plans to pressure the government on the formation of a caretaker administration to oversee the upcoming general election.

Ashraf contacted several political allies and foes, including Awami National Party chief Asfandyar Wali Khan and Sharif, and held a meeting with senior PML-Q leaders during the day to discuss the threat posed by Tehrik Minhaj-ul-Quran chief Tahir-ul-Qadri.

Qadri recently returned to Pakistan after living in Canada for seven years and shook up political circles by threatening to lead a 'long march' from Lahore to Islamabad on January 14 if the Pakistan People's Party-led government does not consult the army and judiciary on the formation of the caretaker government.

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