PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PPP's Asif Zardati meet in UAE over Pak election and seat sharing, says report
The Hindu
Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif and former president Asif Ali Zardari have reportedly met in the UAE to consult and decide on the timing of the next general elections in the country and “their respective share” in the future set-up, a media report said on June 27.
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari have reportedly met in the UAE to consult and decide on the timing of the next general elections in the country and "their respective share" in the future set-up, a media report said on June 27.
The meeting between Nawaz Sharif, the supremo of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), both parties a partner in the ruling coalition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), happened in Dubai on June 26 afternoon to hammer out a consensus on a number of key issues like finalising names for the caretaker set-up and deciding who will get what key position if the two partners win the next elections, the Dawn News reported.
“The uncertainty surrounding the next general elections may end soon after detailed deliberations by the top leadership of the two main coalition partners in the federal government are concluded in the UAE,” said the report, citing sources.
Insiders said that it was decided that elder Sharif of PML-N and Zardari of PPP, would "talk directly" on these issues instead of allowing a prolonged debate "at the lower level", which would be a waste of time.
Pakistan, currently in the throes of a major political as well as economic crisis, started preparations for the general elections with a meeting of the election commission recently. The PDM is also fighting the challenge posed by former prime minister Imran Khan.
The current National Assembly will complete its five-year term on August 12 and the fresh general election must be conducted within 60 days as laid down in the Constitution of Pakistan.
A PML-N insider said that the main agenda of the Sharif-Zardari meeting was elections in October or beyond.
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