LAHORE – Shehbaz Sharif met former Punjab Governor Makhdoom Ahmad Mahmoodand discussed matters of forming coalition government in Punjab.

This was the first formal contact between PPP and PML-N to get support ofPPP’s member provincial assembly.

During the meeting, Makhdoom Ahmad said that it was early to anythingpertaining to alliance with the PML-N.

He said that the party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and co-chairman AsifAli Zardari will take the decision to help PML-N form government.

The PML-N president also telephoned former leader of opposition in NationalAssembly and PPP leader Syed Khursheed Shah and is likely to meet him inIslamabad tomorrow.

The meeting is expected to discuss joint opposition strategy.

On the other hand, PPP leader expressed desire to meet former NA speakerSardar Ayaz Sadiq and is likely to meet him today.

Meanwhile, PML-N leader Ayaz Sadiq telephoned PML-Q leader Pervez Elahiseeking party’s help in forming government in Punjab.