The federal cabinet Tuesday gave a nod to the Reqo Diq project amid awalkout staged by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) and BalochistanNational Party-Mengal (BNP-M) members.
According to details, the JUI and BNP members, key allies to the coalitiongovernment, recorded their protest in the cabinet meeting and also staged awalkout.
Both parties expressed reservations for not taking them in confidence overlegislation regarding Reko Diq.
Federal ministers tried to pacify JUI and BNP after the walkout.
The government admitted that the reservations of both parties are valid andamendments will be added soon.
However, JUI and BNP decided to boycott cabinet meetings until theamendments presented by them are incorporated into the Bill and left thePrime Minister’s House.
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Meanwhile, BNP chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal chaired a meeting of the BNPsenior leaders and discussed the current political situation in the country.
The meeting seriously considered the option to leave the coalitiongovernment while the senior leaders gave their suggestions on the allianceto the government.
The party chief made the final decision on the alliance with the governmentsubject to the decision of the core committee meeting, sources said.