This development is sure to create new headaches for the PTI, which is already scrambling to placate its members who have formed the Tareen Group, apart from being lambasted over allegedly inflating economic growth numbers.
Sources say that PPP leaders were in favor of attending the dinner reception, as it would provide the perfect opportunity for the opposition to unite on key issues such as the upcoming budget session and the revival of PDM. JUI-F chief and PDM president Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman is also invited to the dinner, as are ANP leaders, which is scheduled for 7:30pm in Islamabad tomorrow.