PPP, PML-N call their respective party meetings today

Major coalition parties have called their respective party meetings on Monday to discuss the future course of action that would be discuss further when the two coalition partners will meet tomorrow.

A meeting of Pakistan Muslim League PML-N parliamentary party and the executive committee will meet today in Lahore.

According to sources, the PML-N meeting will mull over various affairs including the present political situation in the country, impeachment of the president and the restoration of the judges.

Sources said, PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif will decide once and for all as to keep or break up with the coalition after consultations with the parliamentary and central executive committee.

Meanwhile Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co chairman Asif Ali Zardari has also convened a meeting of the party high-ups in Islamabad today.

This meeting has also been convened to formulate strategy for the meeting with Nawaz as PML-N will be holding its CEC and parliamentary party meeting. Most of PML-N leaders are convinced that PPP is least interested in restoration of judges, but there is a possibility that the party may agree on Musharraf’s impeachment. PML-N stalwarts are of the view that PPP must come forward with clear words on the two issues.

Zardari will host a luncheon in honour of Nawaz Sharif tomorrow, in which various affairs including the judges restoration and the comeback of PML-N to the cabinet would be discussed at large.

According to sources Zardari would try to bring Nawaz round to adopt a soft standpoint. However, PML-N sources said their party would not make any compromise on the restoration of the judges; agreement could be achieved on keep the coalition intact for the perpetuity of democracy.