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Pakistan's ruling coalition PML-N-PPP attempt to resolve differences in Lahore meeting

Lahore, Apr 21 (UNI) Aiming to resolve some of the contentious issues, officials of Pakistan's two ruling coalition partners, the PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz) and the PPP (Pakistan People’s Party), met in Lahore regarding power sharing in Punjab province.
The senior leaders of both parties met in Lahore at Governor’s House to sort out differences on various contentious issues, particularly those concerning the local government elections and the farming community in Punjab. After making some headway, the two parties are expected to meet again in a few days’ time, according to Dawn.
The Lahore meeting marked the fifth sitting of the coordination committees of both parties. The participants included PM’s political adviser Rana Sanaullah, Punjab Asse­mbly Speaker Malik Ahmed Khan, Punjab’s Senior Minister Marri­yum Aura­ngzeb, and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar, who joined the meeting through a video link.
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