LAHORE: Punjab Assembly Speaker and PML-Q Punjab President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi called on former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House residence in Lahore today (Tuesday).
According to a statement issued by the two parties, matters pertaining to the country’s overall political situation and issues of Punjab were discussed in the meeting which lasted for an hour at Bilawal House.
Both leaders agreed that independent judiciary and democracy were inseparable while discussing in detail the overall political situation in the country, especially in Punjab.
Zardari and Elahi also agreed that the respect for judiciary was one of the key components of democracy. Zardari also inquired after the health of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and also left him a “special message”.
Meanwhile, Pervez Elahi also thanked Zardari for his support during Senate elections. “I wanted to go to Karachi to meet Zardari Sahib, but he said that he would meet me when he arrives at his Lahore residence,” he said.
“Chaudhry Pervez Elahi also inquired about the well-being of Asif Ali Zardari. The two leaders held detailed discussion on the current political situation in the country and other issues of mutual interest,” the statement further read.
