KARACHI: Jamiat e Ulema Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif have held a consultation on Saturday to discuss a joint strategy against the PTI government in and outside the Parliament.

During the telephonic conversation, Fazlur Rehman and Nawaz Sharif exchanged views on the political scenario of the country. Both leaders agreed to give a tough time to the PTI-led federal government.

According to the sources, the two leaders agreed to increase the pressure on the incumbent government inside and outside the parliament.

Maulana Fazlur Rehman also discussed with Nawaz Sharif about converting the Lahore Jalsa into a long march of which the PML-N supremo assured Maulana a full support

Sources further added that Maulana Fazlur Rehman told the PML-N leader that giving more time to the government would be an injustice to the people and the country.

Note that, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), an alliance of opposition parties will hold a protest today at Saddar Regal Chowk area of Karachi against the government over rising inflation in the country.

Jamiat e Ulema Islam (JUI-F) and Pakistan Democratic Movement Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman will lead the protest. Leaders and workers of other parties including PML-N will also participate in the protest.

Arrangements have been made by the traffic police to restore the flow of traffic. Roads around Regal Chowk will be closed during the protest and traffic will be diverted to alternative routes.

Yesterday, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari met Maulana Fazl ur Rehman, after the ice started melting between them.

During the meeting in Islamabad, both the leaders decided to give the government a tough time in the parliament.

The PPP chairman was accompanied by former federal information minister Qamar Zaman Kaira and leader of the opposition in the senate and former prime minister Yousaf Raza Gillani.

Bilawal and Fazl raised concerns about the rising inflation. The PPP chairman also convinced the PDM chief for an in-house change in the parliament.

“Joint strategy to deal with the government is the only way to succeed,” Bilawal said adding that if the opposition came up with a joint strategy it could defeat the government on the issue of the National Accountability Ordinance (NAO) amendment, electronic voting machine (EVM) and other electoral reforms.