PML-N and Like-minded group agree on electoral alliance

The PML-N has now found an ally in the PML-Q (like-minded) to boost its position in the forthcoming general elections. The party’s leader, Nawaz Sharif, phoned the ex- Sindh chief minister Arbab Ghulam Rahim on Wednesday.
Arbab Ghulam Rahim heads the breakaway faction of the PML-Q. Nawaz Sharif and Arbab Ghulam Rahim talked about the political scenario in Pakistan, especially in Sindh, and agreed to enter into an electoral coalition. The 2 politicians agreed to make seat changes in their respective constituencies, both in Punjab and Sindh. The announcement for the seat adjustments is likely to be made next month at a joint media conference. Arbab Ghulam Rahim will join Sharif in the conference through phone from Dubai.
Sources in the PML-Q (like-minded) said the party had decided on seat adjustments, but its nominees would contest elections on their own party symbol and both sides would set up individual parliamentary boards for seats. PML-N leader and Arbab Ghulam Rahim also talked about the possibility of uniting all the Muslim league groups.