Islamabad (Web Desk): The All Party Conference (APC) convened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to discuss the issue of terrorism has once again been postponed, Federal Minister for Information Marriyum Aurangzeb announced on Tuesday.
"Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will leave for Ankara tomorrow morning, he will express his condolences to the Turkish president and to the people of Turkey over the destruction caused by the earthquake and the loss of life," the information minister tweeted.
The minister added that All Parties Conference (APC) scheduled for Thursday has also been rescheduled due to the PM Shehbaz's visit to Turkey and the new dates will be announced later after consultation with the coalition partners.
وزیراعظم شہباز شریف کل صبح انقرہ روانہ ہوں گے، وہ صدر اردوان سے زلزلے کی تباہی، جانی نقصان پر افسوس اور تعزیت،ترکیہ کے عوام سے یک جہتی کریں گے۔ وزیراعظم کے دورہ ترکیہ کی وجہ سے جمعرات 9 فروری کو بلائی گئی اے پی سی مؤخر کی جا رہی ہے، اتحادیوں کی مشاورت سے نئی تاریخ کا اعلان ہوگا
— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) February 7, 2023
Earlier on Monday, the information minister had stated that the All-Parties Conference (APC) convened by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to discuss important challenges being faced by Pakistan had been rescheduled for February 9 instead of 7.
Marriyum, in a tweet, said that a joint strategy to combat terrorism and other challenges faced by the government will be discussed in the meeting. The National Action Plan will also be reviewed.
Last week, PM Shehbaz Sahrif decided to convene an APC to find solutions on “important national challenges”.
The invitation for the meeting was also extended to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan, which was formally delivered to party leaders Pervez Khattak and Asad Qaiser by former speaker and federal minister, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.
However, PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry claimed that the PTI has not received an official invitation for the conference yet.
A powerful 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Syria on Monday, killing more than 4,300 people. Rescue operations are underway in the countries as several people are believed to be stuck under the rubble.
