*ISLAMABAD: Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-e-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana FazlurRehman got a blow from PPP as Asif Zardari has reportedly refused tosupport him for presidential elections. *

*He on Monday met Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) top leadership and tried topursue them to support him and withdraw their candidate for upcomingpresidential elections in his favour*.

Fazl -who was jointly fielded by the PML-N and other opposition parties forpresidential polls against PTI’s Arif Alvi- met PPP chief Bilawal BhuttoZardari, co-chairman Asif Zardari and other party leaders in Zardari Houseand urged them to support him as their presidential candidate and withdrawtheir candidate in his favour.

Senior PPP leader Farhatullah Babar told media after the meeting that PPPhas clearly refused the suggestion put forward by the JUI-F chief.

He, however, added that PPP will present Fazl’s suggestions in a high-levelparty meeting tomorrow (Tuesday) so that party leaders can jointly decidethe matter.

As a reporter asked Babar if the media should consider that PPP hasdeclined Fazl’s offer, the PPP leader replied in affirmative.

Fazl had earlier expressed hope that he will persuade the PPP to supporthim or nominate a joint candidate for the presidential polls who isacceptable for PML-N too as the former ruling party had expressedreservations on Aitzaz’s name.

It is pertinent to note here that the “joint opposition” once again failedto nominate a joint candidate for presidential elections as PPP decided tostick with Aitzaz Ahsan’s name while PML-N and other parties nominatedJUI-F chief Fazlur Rehman as their “joint candidate” for the post.