LAHORE – Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) MNA Faryal Talpur, who also happens to be President Asif Ali Zardari’s sister, has convened a meeting of the parliamentary party at the Governor’s House on Monday (tomorrow).
Faryal spent a busy day on Saturday in the City, where she also met with Amna Malik, a close relative of former MNA Sumera Malik. Amna announced joining the PPP and she would contest the upcoming election from Khushab against Sumera, according to sources.
The PPP MNA also met with the party district presidents and discussed with them organisational matters while she was briefed on a convention being held at Aiwan-e-Iqbal in connection with the local bodies elections in Punjab.
During the meeting with her, PPP Punjab President Imtiaz Safdar suggested direct talks with the Punjab government on LB polls, but she did not incline to interfere in the provincial affairs. However, she wanted the Punjab government to respect the popular aspirations.