PML-Q Forward Block to support PML-N govt. in Punjab: sources

Twenty-four members of the PML-Q forward block in Punjab Assembly Sunday met Pakistan Muslim League-N Punjab President Zulfikar Khosa in Lahore and assured the PML-N their support. The sources told that the PML-Q MPAs have also assured that they will not become a part of any effort to destabilize the province’s government. The forward block members have also agreed to name their group the Unification Block.The dissenting PML-Q MPAs believe they can no longer ignore the popular mandate given to the Nawaz-league by the voters and must support the provincial government, sources said. Sources claimed the ruling party has assured the MPAs of solving their areas’ problems on priority bases. However, the two of the group’s leading members — Najaf Abbas Sayyal and Abbas Chaudhry — did not attend the meeting.