The MQM-P and PML-N, after an hour-long meeting earlier in the day, have reached a “principle agreement” to work together in the upcoming government, according to a statement released by the Nawaz Sharif-led party.

“We will work together in the interest of the country and public,” the statement said, adding that basic points had been agreed upon by the two parties.

The meeting was attended by MQM-P’s Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Dr Farooq Sattar, Kamran Tessori and Mustafa Kamal.

From the PML-N’s side, the Sharif brothers, Ishaq Dar, Maryam Nawaz, Rana Sanaullah, Ayaz Sadiq, Khawaja Saad Rafiq were in attendance among others.