ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday managed to persuade Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to withdraw his party`s motion seeking to deseat the 28 lawmakers of Pakistan Tehreeki-Insaf for being absent from the National Assembly for more than 40 days without intimation.

Talking to the press after a meeting with a government delegation, the Maulana said his party had decided to withdraw the motion at the request of Prime Minister NawazSharif. But he added that a new motion would be moved in the assembly soon.

Without divulging the text of the new motion, the JUI-F chief said he would ask the speaker to call a meeting of leaders of all parliamentary parties for a consensus on his proposed new motion.

`If all the parties agree, we will accept the prime minister`s request and withdraw our earlier motion,` he said.

Federal Information Minister Pervalz Rashid also spoke to the media and praised the JUI-F chief for accepting the prime minister`s request. He said the MuttahidaQaumiMovementshould also show some flexibility on the issue.

Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Irfan Siddiqui, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Affairs; were also present at the meeting which was held at the residence of Minister for Housing and Works Akram Khan Durrani.

Talking to Dawn, JUI-F spokesperson Jan Achakzai said the new motion might ask PTI members to declare that they had tendered their resignations conditionally during their sit-in. He, however, added that the draft of the new motion was still being discussed.