Asif Ali Zardari meets Shehbaz Sharif at PM House to hold talks concerning the current political situation. News reported on Tuesday.
Throughout the meeting, they also mulled over diverse options to stop the strategy of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan’s strategy to dissolve the provincial assemblies.
Zardari and Shehbaz also revised the relief activities for the flood victims citing the arrival of winter season besides debating the matters related to the economic growth, public welfare and development process.
Previously in the day, it was learnt that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif tasked earlier Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz to use all ‘available tactics’ to foil the proposed plan of Pakistan Tehreek-e- Insaf (PTI) to have the provincial assembly dissolved.
Sources privy to the matter told News that previous prime minister Nawaz Sharif has telephoned Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Hamza Shehbaz to discuss matters relating to the dissolution of Punjab Assembly.
Asif Ali Zardari meets Shehbaz Sharif and the two leaders discussed the prospects of tabling a no-trust move beside CM Elahi, the governor seeking a vote of confidence from the CM, etc.
In the meantime, the PPP delegation led by Hassan Murtaza reached PML-N Central Secretariat Model Town and met with the Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shehbaz.
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The opposition parties in the 371-strong Punjab Assembly enjoy the support of 179 MPAs — 167 of PML-N, seven of PPP, four independents and one of the Rah-i-Haq Party. They need seven more votes to see a no-confidence motion succeed beside PTI-PML-Q-supported Chief Minister Parvez Elahi.