After a meeting of senior leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement, Maulana Fazlur Rehman briefed the media on deliberations held between the opposition parties on Tuesday evening.
Fazlur Rehman said that the main bone of contention between the alliance, the matter of a long march alongside mass resignations from assemblies, was discussed today.
He said that PPP expressed their reservations over the two being linked and have sought time to respond.
“They will hold a meeting of the Central Executive Committee and will get back to us,” he said.
“Until then, the long march must be considered postponed,” he said.
The PDM chief then abruptly left the gathering, leaving PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz to address the conference, flanked by PPP’s Yousaf Raza Gillani.
Maryam said that she does not wish for speculations to rise so will not be speaking about the time sought by PPP.
She spoke, however, of PPP President Asif Ali Zardari’s remarks whereby he had asked Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan and reportedly said to him that the party’s resignations will only be handed in when he comes back.
Maryam denied such an exchange having taken place, saying: “No, that is not what he said. He simply said that Mian sahab you must come back and so must everyone else so we can struggle together.”
