ISLAMABAD – Opposition parties remain divided over fielding a joint candidate for the forthcoming presidential election, scheduled to held on September 4.
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), which nominated Aitzaz Ahsan as its presidential candidate, is sticking to its choice and has rejected the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s objections to its nominee.
However, PML-N has put weight behind PPP leader Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani for the upcoming election for President of Pakistan.
PPP leader Khursheed Shah said earlier today that he is hopeful PML-N will make a positive decision after taking into consideration his party’s choice.
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PML-N and PPP will have to resolve their differences and move forward together, he said, adding that PPP’s candidate for the presidency is the candidate of all of Pakistan.
Meanwhile, JUI-F leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has agreed to support PPP. The latter is also expected to meet PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif today.
On Saturday, political leaders said that opposition parties had agreed to field a joint candidate in the presidential election.
Speaking to media after a conference of opposition parties held in Murree, PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal said the name of the candidate would be announced on Sunday (today) as PPP members had asked for some time to take their leadership into confidence over the discussion.
