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President Zardari Calls on PM Shehbaz in LahorePakistan
President Asif Ali Zardari called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at his Model Town residence in Lahore on Saturday, where the two leaders discussed national politics.
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During the meeting, the two leaders exchanged views on important matters, including national politics, the government’s legislative agenda and the overall political situation in the country.
The meeting took place while the president is in Lahore. Reports during the day said a meeting with PML-N president Nawaz Sharif was also expected during his stay in the city.
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The prime minister returned to Pakistan on Thursday after a three-day visit to Turkiye, where he addressed the COP31 leaders’ summit and held meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the leaders of Finland, Iraq and Sudan.
Earlier in the week, the prime minister had met Nawaz Sharif at Jati Umra in Lahore on Sunday, November 8, for detailed consultations on the political, security and economic situation. Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar also attended that meeting, according to the Prime Minister’s Office.
President Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif lead the two main parties in the governing coalition. The Pakistan Peoples Party is an ally of the federal government, while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leads the coalition.
Both leaders also issued separate messages on Saturday on World Diabetes Day, urging collective action to prevent and control diabetes through early screening, timely diagnosis and healthy lifestyles.
The two leaders have held a series of consultations in recent weeks as the coalition government deals with a full political agenda, including the debate over the creation of new provinces, the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and preparations for the National Assembly session.
Punjab politics has seen a busy week. The chief minister has exchanged legal notices with federal minister Chaudhry Salik Hussain over corruption allegations, with Maryam Nawaz seeking five billion rupees in damages and the minister saying he will respond in court. Saturday’s meeting between the president and the prime minister comes against that backdrop of coalition consultations.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi flew to Nawabshah on Thursday night for a meeting with President Zardari, where the discussion covered the new-provinces proposals and the proposed 28th Constitutional Amendment, according to reports.
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