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PML-N leaders directed to avoid making controversial statements
PML-N confident govt will win over parties soon.
Follow-up meeting on Jan 17; govt hopeful of winning parties over
Mandated period will be decided by political consensus
Party leaders believe JI is trying to gain political mileage by not going all-out against the PM
Govt is waiting for military leadership to ‘settle down’: officials
Ruling party’s top leadership opposed to former N-Leaguer’s rejoining
For Senate approval, ruling party is left with choice of cosying up to MQM or convening joint parliament session
Civil-military conclave evaluates policy options in response to different foreign policy challenges
PML-N unwilling to grant Maulana Fazl’s demands