Pervaiz Elahi's trust vote: Asif Ali Zardari to reach Lahore tomorrow

LAHORE: As the date for CM Pervaiz Elahi’s trust vote draws closer, the opposition alliance is mulling over different strategies regarding the crucial Punjab Assembly session, ARY News reported citing sources.

A well-placed source informed ARY News that Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is likely to reach Lahore tomorrow (Wednesday) to devise a strategy regarding Elahi’s no-trust vote.

The PPP supremo Asif Ali Zardari will meet with federal ministers and finalized a strategy to woo the disgruntled PTI leaders to abstain from voting on voting day.

In return, the opposition alliance – PPP and PML-N – will offer party tickets to candidates for next elections, say sources.

During his stay in Lahore in December, Zardari stayed in Lahore for two weeks where he held meetings with PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujat Hussain and the PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif to form a joint strategy to defeat the PTI-led alliance in Punjab.

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It is worth mentioning here that PTI Chairman Imran Khan has tasked the party’s senior leaders to ensure that the provincial chief executive takes a vote of confidence before January 11.

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi also held a meeting with former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan yesterday and discussed the province’s political situation.

According to details, the Punjab chief minister called on former premier at his residence in Lahore’s Zaman Park. Rasikh Elahi – son of chief minister – also attended the meeting.