Thaw in PPP, PML-N ties: Zardari, Bilawal arrive at Shahbaz Sharif residence

• Former president Asif Ali Zardari has accompanied his son Bilawal.
• Issues relating to political cooperation between two parties in the Parliament are being discussed.
• PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz is also present during the luncheon.

Former president Asif Ali Zardari and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari have reached the residence of Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif for a luncheon meeting, Geo News reported Saturday.

According to reports, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz and leader Hamza Shahbaz Sharif are also present during the meeting.

Meanwhile, senior PML-N leaders including Khawaja Saad Rafique and Marriyum Aurangzeb are also present on the occasion.

Leaders of both parties are discussing the political situation in the country, anti-government movement and future strategy in the Parliament.

Moreover, sources told Geo News that the issue of bringing a no-confidence motion against the government is also being discussed.

PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif welcomed the father-son duo at his residence while ensuring all COVID-19 SOPs are practised.

It is pertinent to mention here that Shahbaz called Bilawal on Friday and invited him for a luncheon meeting on the instruction of former prime minister Nawaz.

PPP has announced that he will lead a long march against the PTI government from Karachi to Islamabad on February 27.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has decided to continue with the long march against rising inflation on March 23 (Pakistan Day).

Earlier, Asif Ali Zardari had rejected the possibility of becoming a part of the anti-government alliance, PDM, saying: “I don’t think that it’s going to happen.”

Zardari had also said that the PDM has marched in the past as well — which did not bring down the government.