Nawaz, Zardari to likely hold crucial meeting today

ISLAMABAD:

An important meeting between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairpersons Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari is expected to take place today in Dubai.

According to Express News, Bilawal arrived in Dubai from Karachi via Emirates Air Flight EK601, while his father, Zardari arrived in Dubai two days earlier.

Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif is also in town.

The coalition partners are likely to discuss details about the upcoming general elections and caretaker set-up. Moreover, they may review the role of allies in the upcoming elections, seat adjustment, setup of the caretaker government and the name of the caretaker prime minister.

Earlier, sources in the federal cabinet told The Express Tribune that the PML-N was considering proposing the name of Ishaq Dar for the caretaker prime minister as part of a broader plan to ensure the implementation of the economic policies.