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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Pakistan government, Imran Khan’s PTI agree on simultaneous polls

A composite photo showing ex-PM Imran Khan, right, and incumbent Shehbaz Sharif [File: Reuters]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s ruling alliance and the main opposition party have ended a crucial round of talks with a consensus on holding simultaneous national and provincial elections in the country.

The late Tuesday night talks between the ruling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), however, ended without any agreement on a poll date.

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