PPP-'Q' power sharing talks in decisive phas

ISLAMABAD - The power sharing talks between PPP and PML-Q have entered into a decisive phase as PPP’s Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has fielded his close confidant Rehman Malik to finalize the modalities of the deal with Q-League’s central command.

Well-placed sources with PML-Q told The Nation that Rehman Malik had been assigned by PPP side to finalize the modalities of power sharing deal with Q-League. “Advisor to PM on Interior, Rehman Malik had a detailed meeting with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, Mushahid Hussain Sayed and Faisal Saleh Hayat at Ch Shujaat’s residence in Islamabad before Eid and asked the latter to join Federal Cabinet as well as be ready to form an alliance in Punjab”, said sources.    

According to sources PML-Q leadership asked Rehman Malik to first declare clear-cut political strategy of the party as per Q-leaders PPP was still running with the hare and hunting with the hound. “In the meeting between Malik and Q-League’s central command, PML-Q asked PPP mediator to first define party’s future political course in clear terms and categorically separate its ways with PML-N”, sources said.