The Pakistan authorities introduced on February 6 {that a} assembly of all political events to debate the problem of terrorism and evolve a joint technique to fight it will be held on Thursday, two days later than the scheduled date.

The announcement comes every week after a suicide bomber killed 101 folks at a mosque within the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar, drawing nationwide condemnation and prompting Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to convene a gathering of opposition politicians and his allies to debate the right way to fight the surge in violence.

The federal government final week determined to name the All Events Convention (APC) in Islamabad on February 7.

Data Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb took to social media to announce that the assembly had been rescheduled, apparently after criticism from ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf get together and its menace to boycott it.

“The APC referred to as by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the problem of terrorism can be held on Feb 9 (Thursday) as a substitute of Feb 7,” she tweeted.

Ms. Aurangzeb additionally mentioned {that a} joint technique to fight terrorism and different challenges confronted by the federal government can be mentioned within the assembly.

She mentioned that the Nationwide Motion Plan (NAP) may also be reviewed. The plan was thrashed out after the Peshawar faculty assault of 2014.

In 2014, the Pakistani Taliban stormed the Military Public Faculty (APS) within the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar, killing at the least 150 folks, together with 131 college students.

The Minister added that your complete political and nationwide management of the nation has been invited to the assembly.

The change within the date got here after PTI chief Fawad Chaudhry alleged that his get together was not formally invited by the federal government. He mentioned the PTI leaders would seek the advice of their participation within the APC as soon as the get together receives a proper invitation.

Mr. Chaudhry mentioned that they got here to learn about Shahbaz’s invitation to the PTI pertaining to participation within the APC by means of the media.

“We now have not obtained any formal invitation,” he mentioned.