LAHORE: PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat along with with his sons Shafae Hussain and Salik Hussain were called on PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari was late on Sunday evening.
Q leaders congratulated former the president on PPP victory in in second phase of local body polls in Sind.
Two sides also discussed the political situation in Punjab and formation of intermediate set-up in provinces.
Meanwhile, PML-N denies media reports that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on Mr. Zardari at the latter’s residence in the city of Bahria here on Sunday.
PML-N official says it wasn’t urgent need for meeting of two leaders after dissolution of Punjab Assembly. “After the dissolution of Punjab Assembly, there was no urgent mutual agenda for leadership of the PML-N and the PPP, so the meeting between Mr. Sharif and Mr. Zardari was not scheduled,” official says.
PML-N denies that Shehbaz met co-chair of the teaching staff
He says which with link to Punjab mutual interest of two leaders will make pre-election adjustments for upcoming provincial elections as PML-N Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif has categorically stated that party will contest all surveys from its own platform and on his campaign symbol of ‘tiger’ instead of joining any alliance, even if it may entail loss of power on power in provinces.
In response to a request, he says that selective adjustment would on several places, mostly in south of the Punjab.
Punjabi PPP Acting President Rana Farooq Saeed says his party not need any charity of seats’ from PML-N, what is he capable of of winning the polls and building your own government in provinces.
Speech at a press conference in Sahiwal on On Sunday he said that the PPP was oppressed for 40 years and whatever they are allow it has to happen again.
Meanwhile, PPP Chairman and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is likely to join his father in capital of Punjab on Monday (today). The duo will discuss the provincial political landscape and articulate future line of action with local leadership.
Published in Dawn, January 16, 2023
