Zardari weighing options to save coalition

ISLAMABAD - PPP Co-Chairperson Asif Ali Zardari on Sunday night called Leader of the House in Senate Senator Raza Rabbani to Zardari House and both leaders had a well over two hours post-dinner meeting to review the political situation in the country in the backdrop of the impasse over the deposed judges issue with PML(N).

Senator Raza Rabbani was among the PPP leaders, who wanted restoration of the deposed judges through an executive order.

Sources privy to the political developments and the series of meetings held at Zardari House disclosed to TheNation that PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari was consulting with the party leadership having different viewpoint on judges issue and meeting with Senator Raza Rabbani was part of that exercise.