PPP for election of Shahbaz Sharif as chief minister

ISLAMABAD : Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) spokesman Farhatullah Babar Wednesday said the party would play its due role for election of Shahbaz Sharif as chief minister of Punjab.
Talking to BBC radio, he said during the meeting between PPP co-chairman Asif Zardari and PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday the upcoming budget came up for discussion.
The two sides also discussed the present political situation in the country and the constitutional package prepared by the PPP.
The leaders decided that further scrutiny of the package should be done by a joint committee comprising members to be nominated by the leadership of the two parties.
The spokesman said the package would be presented to the parliament after the budget session.
He said Asif Ali Zardari congratulated Shahbaz Sharif on his unopposed election to the Punjab assembly.
The spokesman said the judges issue was discussed by the two leaders, adding that reinstatement of the deposed judges was not expected before the budget session.