ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-F (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman said on Tuesday that his party could join the federal cabinet, but hastened to add that the issue had not yet been discussed with the PML-N since the matter was not on the party’s priority list.
Talking to reporters after a meeting with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, the Maulana said he had met Mr Dar only to exchange views on some budget priorities and matters relating to development funds and needs of various constituencies.
The issue of joining the PML-N led coalition could come later, he said when asked about the possibility of his party joining the federal cabinet.
At the moment, he said, his party wanted 100 per cent agreement with the PML-N on national issues and policy on drone attacks, revisiting the foreign policy, economic revival and energy crisis. The Maulana said his party wanted to assist, advise and facilitate the PML-N government which was facing enormous challenges.
He said the JUI-F had had already apprised the PML-N government of the urgency and importance of devising a comprehensive anti-terrorism strategy, adding that the country could not afford any delay in policy initiatives.