Islamabad: The government has constituted a 12-member committee to hold negotiations with the the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Pir Noor-ul-Haq Qadri said on Saturday.


Speaking to the media after attending a meeting of the government and religious scholars belonging to the Barelvi school of thought — with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair — Qadri said that the committee is in talks with the government as well as the leaders of the proscribed organisation.
The federal minister said religious leaders from across the country met the prime minister and expressed the resolve to wrap up the matter peacefully.
Qadri said the premier told the meeting's participants that the incumbent government has always welcomed meaningful and serious talks.
The prime minister also told the ulema that their suggestions, which might save the country from bloodshed, will also be considered, the federal minister said.
"The 12-member committee is in talks with the TLP leadership, and we hope they can move forward [in their negotiations with the proscribed political party]," he said.
Earlier in the day, a delegation of ulema had reached the prime minister's personal residence at Bani Gala late Saturday afternoon, the report had said.
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