PM Imran Khan addresses Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jahangir Tareen conflict

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan addressed the conflict between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Jahangir Tareen on Tuesday, saying internal differences should be kept away from media, reported Geo.tv.

Geo News citing sources reported that the premier has halted ministers from making statements while urging them to keep internal conflicts of the party away from media.

As per sources quoting PM Khan, Tareen had been given a task on agricultural policy by the premier himself who added that he will be the one deciding who gets to attend meetings.

He was further quoted as saying that both the leader hold significance in the party and likely their opinions are also of great importance.

On Monday, the two leaders had engaged in a heated exchange as the foreign minister disapproved of Tareen’s presence in government related meetings as he has been disqualified by the Supreme Court.

Responding to Qureshi, Tareen had tweeted: “There's only one man in my life whom I consider my leader & to whom I'm answerable. His name is Imran Khan. I've stood by his side through thick and thin and will continue to do so till my last breath, IA. What others may say for their own strange reasons does not concern me.”