Dawn: PPP nominates Farhatullah Babar for jirga mediating between PTM, government

In this file photo, supporters of Pashtun Protection Movement take part in a rally in Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday April 22, 2018. (AP)

May 28: Dawn report by Nadir Gurmani states that PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Monday nominated former senator Farhatullah Babar to a jirga negotiating between the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the state, a press release from the party said. The nomination was made after PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen called Bilawal on the phone to request Babar's inclusion in the mediatory body.

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