The All Parties Conference (APC), scheduled for Feb 9 to discuss ways to overcome the current national challenges, was postponed due to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s visit to Turkiye for condolence over devastating earthquake. Federal Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb announced the development on Twitter, stating that a new date for the mega political gathering would be announced after consultation with allies.She said the premier would leave for Ankara on Wednesday morning where he would condole with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over loss of lives in the powerful earthquakes. The confirmed death toll across the two countries has soared above 4,000 after a swarm of strong tremors near the Turkey-Syria border the largest of which measured at a massive 7.8-magnitude.

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