ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf
Raza Gilani Thursday evening held a meeting with the coalition partners
at the Aiwan-e-Sadr and discussed current political, economic and
energy scenario in the country.
According to a private TV
channel the meeting also discussed the current stand-off between the
Judiciary and the Executive and decided to seek Parliament’s advice on
the issue.
It was decided during the meeting that Parliament
should be asked to guide the government on political and economic
policies. The meeting was co-chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari and
Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani. Among others who attended the
meeting included PML-Q President Ch Shujaat Hussain, Federal Minister
Mian Riaz Hussain Pirzada, Senator Dr Babar Awan, Senator Afrasyab
Khattak, Senator Zahid Khan, Senator Kalsoom Parveen, Munir Orakzai,
MNA Noor-ul-Haq Qadri, and spokesman to the President Farhatullah
Babar.
According to a hand out issued by the PID, the president
briefed the participants of the meeting about his recent visits to
Iran, Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. The meeting also discussed the
forthcoming National Assembly session to be held on August 1. According
to a private TV channel, during the meeting the Prime Minister proposed
to take Parliament into confidence over interference in the powers of
the Executive and to seek the Lower House’s guidance on the issue.
The government is also decided to call Senate’s session simultaneously with the NA session, the TV channel further said. Online
