ISLAMABAD, Sept 25: The Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly, Syed Khurshid Shah, criticised the government on Wednesday for keeping the parliament in dark on its interaction with the International Monetary Fund and said he would raise the matter in the assembly.

Informed sources told Dawn that Mr Shah informed the opposition parties about his ongoing consultation with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on the appointment of new chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).

Talking to reporters after presiding over a meeting of the joint parliamentary group of opposition parties, except the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Mr Shah said an adjournment motion would soon be submitted to the National Assembly Secretariat to seek a debate on the agreement the government had reached with the IMF.

On the issue of talks with Taliban, Mr Shah said all political parties had mandated the PML-N government to hold talks with the militants and they wanted to give adequate time to the government. But he said that an unnecessary delay in the process would not be allowed.