ISLAMABAD: The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman hasmade last ditch effort to convince Pakistan Peoples Party leader Asif AliZardari.
He desired to bridge differences between PPP and PMLN ahead of the primeminister election.
The meeting was held at the Zardari House on Thursday.
Both the leaders discussed PPP’s decision of remaining politicallyindifferent in the prime minister election. According to sources, PPPmembers will attend the NA session on Friday, however, they will refrainfrom partaking in the election process.
The PPP will not vote for either PML-N’s Shehbaz Sharif or PTI’s Imran forthe position of prime minister.
The National Assembly will elect the country’s 22nd prime minister onFriday. Earlier today, nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)Chairman Imran Khan and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif were accepted.
Speaking to reporters prior to the PPP meeting, Khrusheed Shah said hisparty had reservations over Shehbaz being the candidate for prime minister.Shah stressed that if the PML-N does not change its PM candidate then thePPP will make a decision accordingly.
“We have told PML-N of our reservations, we are working on [resolving it].[But] if they don’t change their candidate then we will [make our own]decision,” he said.