{"id":12703,"date":"2025-07-05T18:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-07-05T18:04:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12703"},"modified":"2025-07-05T18:04:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-05T18:04:06","slug":"deputy-pm-dismisses-reports-of-nawaz-imran-meeting-as-rumours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=12703","title":{"rendered":"Deputy PM dismisses reports of Nawaz-Imran meeting as rumours"},"content":{"rendered":"
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar categorically denied reports of a meeting between PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and PTI founder Imran Khan, calling them baseless and part of a \u201csponsored narrative\u201d aimed at creating political confusion.<\/p>\n

“These are baseless speculations\u2014it could be someone\u2019s wish list. We don\u2019t need to approach anyone,” Dar said.<\/p>\n

Speaking to reporters at Data Darbar on Saturday, Dar noted that the current government was initially formed with the critical support of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).<\/p>\n

“When we started, our numbers were incomplete without them. Now that we have a simple majority, there\u2019s no difficulty\u2014but we will continue cooperating with the PPP even more than before,” he added.<\/p>\n

In response to a question about offering ministries to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Deputy Prime Minister said that the PPP had made no such request. \u201cThey are our allies and will remain so. We have an excellent working relationship, and they have extended full support to us,\u201d he said. \u201cThose who stand by you in difficult times are not abandoned when things get better.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dar noted that both parties had signed a formal agreement, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif representing the PML-N and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari signing on behalf of the PPP. \u201cThat agreement is a sacred document for us, and we are fully committed to its implementation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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DPM reaffirmed the government’s openness to engaging with all political parties, saying it was prepared to work across the aisle in the national interest. \u201cWhen Pakistan was under threat, we engaged not just with coalition partners, but also the opposition. The result was a unified message heard around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Discussing the economic outlook, Dar said the country had narrowly avoided default in April 2022 when the PDM government took office. \u201cHad that change not happened, we might have defaulted. Yes, we paid a political price \u2014 but it stabilised the economy. Today, our reserves stand at $14.5 billion as of June 30.\u201d<\/p>\n

He credited PM Shehbaz efforts for key economic gains, including the reduction of interest rates from 22% to 11% and improvements in per capita income.<\/p>\n

Dar, who also holds the designation of foreign minister, highlighted a diplomatic breakthrough with the United Arab Emirates, where he met Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed on June 24. \u201cThis was the first meeting of the bilateral economic commission in 12 years. We resolved longstanding visa issues, and talks are underway to include blue passport holders as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

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On Pakistan\u2019s ties with Iran, Dar said Tehran now sees Islamabad as a sincere ally. \u201cWe condemned Israeli aggression against Iran and extended full diplomatic support to a brotherly country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Touching on defence and regional matters, Dar said Pakistan had responded firmly to Indian hostility in the past. \u201cIndia started the war, and we shot down six of their fighter jets. We stood our ground and defeated a much larger enemy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

While the ceasefire along the Line of Control was holding, Dar acknowledged that tensions could always escalate. \u201cIndia\u2019s war rhetoric seems driven by domestic compulsions. We remain alert \u2014 we\u2019ve handled such situations before and will continue to do so.\u201d<\/p>\n

On domestic governance, Dar said corruption must be tackled across all provinces, including Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, through due legal process. \u201cAccountability should be uniform,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Concluding his remarks, the deputy premier said extensive arrangements had been made for the annual urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh, adding that Sufi teachings continue to inspire peace and unity. \u201cWe\u2019re ensuring all possible facilities for visitors at the shrine,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar categorically denied reports of a meeting between PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif and PTI founder Imran Khan, calling them baseless and part of a \u201csponsored narrative\u201d aimed at creating political confusion. “These are baseless speculations\u2014it could be someone\u2019s wish list. We don\u2019t need to approach anyone,” Dar said. Speaking to reporters […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12703"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12703\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}