Summary Consultation with opposition parties completed, Kaira says no ally objected to Zardari's statement
ISLAMABAD: (Dunya News) – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has on Friday decided to raise objection over Karachi operation in National Assembly and Senate. Consultation with the opposition parties has been completed in this regard. Former Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said that Zardari wasn’t thinking of taking his statement about army back since none of the allies objected to his statement, reported Dunya News.
According to details, Asif Zardari invited the opposition parties for an Iftar dinner and informed his allies about the recent activities of the Rangers in Karachi and the background of his statements.
Co-Chairman PPP Asif Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) leader Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain had a one-on-one meeting as well. Both the leaders discussed the political situation arising out of the recent statement by Asif Ali Zardari about army. According to sources, Chaudhry Shujaat advised Zardari to avoid making such statements about national institutions.
Talking to media after the meeting, PPP leaders Qamar Zaman Kaira and Sherry Rehman told the media that the guests of the dinner admired the successes achieved by the Pakistan army. Kaira said that the PPP never made the situation worse and reconciliation has been the cornerstone of Asif Zardari’s politics.
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Earlier, Asif Zardari had said that some institutions were trying to do things out of their mandate and had warned them of the consequences.
