Nawaz, Zardari to meet today

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and former President Asif Ali Zardari will meet today (Saturday).

Prime Minister Sharif spoke with Mr Zardari over the telephone on Friday and invited him to lunch in Lahore.

Mr Zardari will be accompanied by PPP leaders Aitzaz Ahsan, Raza Rabbani and Khursheed Shah. PML-N leaders Khawaja Asif and Ishaq Dar will also be present during the meeting.

Both leaders are expected to hold a news conference after the meeting which will take place in the backdrop of the Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protests in Islamabad.

Zardari-Altaf discussion

Former Interior Minister Rehman Malik has confirmed that Asif Ali Zardari and the MQM Chief also held a telephonic discussion. According to Malik, former President Zardari took Altaf Hussain into confidence.