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 the latter’s Bilawal House residence in Lahore on Tuesday.
According to statements issued by the two parties, 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.
The former president also inquired after the health of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and also left him a “special message”.
Elahi 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 was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his party.
“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.
Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/230666...s-independence-of-judiciary-in-lahore-meeting
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 the latter’s Bilawal House residence in Lahore on Tuesday.
According to statements issued by the two parties, 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.
The former president also inquired after the health of PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and also left him a “special message”.
Elahi 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 was quoted as saying in a statement issued by his party.
“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.
Source: https://tribune.com.pk/story/230666...s-independence-of-judiciary-in-lahore-meeting