Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Saad Rafique Friday said that reconciliatory efforts with Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan were making progress but now the same have failed.
Party supremo Nawaz Sharif and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif were earlier reported to be at loggerheads regarding award of party ticket to Nisar.
Nisar Ali Khan had alleged that a 'comical drama' was being staged by the PML-N leadership for not issuing him party tickets for the forthcoming polls.
Saad Rafique took to twitter and expressed regret at the failure of reconciliation talks with Nisar Ali Khan who had been associated with the party for over three decades.
"We did not want the talks to fail but this is how it is now," Saad wrote.
On June 11, the former interior minister announced his decision to contest the upcoming general election as an independent candidate.
"The party [PML-N] has given tickets to political orphans," Nisar said, adding, "There are 10 faults in the PTI and 100 [faults] in the PML-N."
Nisar, who was associated with the PML-N for over three decades, had publicly spoken about his differences with the party following Nawaz's ouster last July and subsequent public mobilisation campaign. In February it was reported that Nawaz had parted ways with his longtime associate Nisar.