[Dawn] In a major shift in its stance, the Pakistain Moslem League-N has decided to contact all parities, including the MQM and PML-Q, in a bid to mount pressure on the beleaguered PPP to announce early election.The move, according to sources, is aimed at thwarting the possibility of a 'third force' taking advantage of the situation arising out of the memo scandal and observations made by the Supreme Court about implementation of its NRO judgment.
PML-N information secretary Senator Mushahidullah Khan said he would not rule out talks with different parties at the parliament level and a meeting between PML-Q chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mian Nawaz Sharif
... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
at a later stage.
He said his party was ready for talks with any party agreeing to its agenda for free and fair elections under an independent Election Commission.
The sources said that despite its reservations about the Zardari-Gilani set-up, the PML-N leadership had nothing to do with elements who were floating the proposal for following the 'Bangladesh model' before the next elections.