Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Bugti invited Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, the PML president, on Wednesday to visit Dera Bugti and negotiate with him on the Balochistan crisis. "You are welcome to Dera Bugti. Our doors are always open to you," PML sources quoted Bugti as telling Shujaat during a telephone conversation. Sources said it was not yet decided whether and when Shujaat would visit Bugti. Shujaat, who is also the chairman of the parliamentary committee on Balochistan, told Bugti the government wished to resolve controversial issues by meaningful dialogue. Recently, Bugti had commented that both Shujaat and Mushahid Hussain, the PML secretary general, were powerless people and could not help normalise the situation. Shujaat asserted that he had full authority from the government to hold dialogue with Baloch leaders to settle the crisis. He said the Balochistan committee was independent and answerable to parliament. Sources said the telephone conversation was arranged by Ali Sher Mazari. Shujaat told Bugti that he had President General Pervez Musharraf's mandate. During his meeting with parliamentarians, Bugti had lashed out at Musharraf accusing him of murdering his tribesmen. He also termed the parliament "toothless".