Maryam assures Bilawal support for Zardari’s election

PPP chairman meets coalition partners, party MPAs; Assures Punjab MPs of Zardari’s support

In a significant political development, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz joined forces here on Friday to strategise for the upcoming presidential election scheduled for today, Saturday.

The political heavyweights held a joint press conference, where Maryam declared the support of her party, PML-N, and the coalition government for Asif Ali Zardari, Bilawal’s father and PPP’s nominated presidential candidate. Maryam emphasised that the decision to back Zardari was unanimous within the party and the coalition government.

Maryam Nawaz thanked Bilawal, saying that her party lawmakers would have voted for Zardari, who is the jointly agreed candidate of coalition partners, even if the PPP chairman hadn’t asked for it. Maryam also said that the PML-N and the PPP were competitors in the general elections but serious parties put aside their differences for the betterment and interest of the country.