--- title: "PM directs minister to contact Jamaat-e-Islami leadership" description: "Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to reach out to Jamaat-e-Islami’s Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts emphasizing the directive and the minister’s subsequent action. No significant differences in emphasis or framing were evident across the provided excerpts." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/12950-minister-conveys-pm-s-message-to-ji-chief site: HarZaviya language: en --- # PM directs minister to contact Jamaat-e-Islami leadership pakistan · updated 8 Oct 2026, 9:07 AM PKT · 7–8 Oct 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif directed Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to reach out to Jamaat-e-Islami’s Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch. The framing was largely consistent, with both excerpts emphasizing the directive and the minister’s subsequent action. No significant differences in emphasis or framing were evident across the provided excerpts. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Daily Times** — [Ahsan tasked with contacting JI to avert protest](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1564028/ahsan-tasked-with-contacting-ji-to-avert-protest/) · 8 Oct 2026, 9:07 AM PKT > Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to contact Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch as the government seeks to advance dialogue with the party. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Ahsan Iqbal contacted Liaquat Baloch on the prime minister’s special instructions and conveyed Shehbaz Sharif’s message […] - **Business Recorder** — [Minister conveys PM’s message to JI chief](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443160/minister-conveys-pms-message-to-ji-chief) · 8 Oct 2026, 5:41 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal on Wednesday contacted Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Deputy Amir Liaquat Baloch on the special directives of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to convey the premier’s message to JI Amir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman. The minister conveyed the prime minister’s message regarding the issues raised by the Jamaat-e-Islami. Earlier,... - **Associated Press of Pakistan** — [PM directs Ahsan Iqbal to contact JI leadership amid efforts to avert protest](https://www.app.com.pk/national/pm-directs-ahsan-iqbal-to-contact-ji-leadership-amid-efforts-to-avert-protest/) · 7 Oct 2026, 2:31 PM PKT · 95% identical wording to the newest filing > ISLAMABAD, Oct 7 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday directed Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal to contact Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Deputy Emir Liaquat Baloch as the government seeks to advance dialogue with the party. According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office, Ahsan Iqbal contacted Liaquat Baloch on the prime minister’s special instructions and... ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. 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