Commencing a two-day visit to Balochistan, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif aims to build strategic alliances ahead of the February 8 general elections, Dawn reported on Tuesday. Following a recent meeting with MQM-P leaders in Lahore, where alliance discussions against the PPP in Sindh took place, Sharif received an invitation from the `Sardars of Balochistan` to visit Quetta.

PML-N senior leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq anticipates political meetings in Quetta, with the announcement of several electables joining the party. During a prior visit, Sadiq engaged with "several electables", including Jam Kamal and Nawabzada Haji Lashkari Raisani of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), who expressed interest in potential collaboration, according to Dawn.