(Web Desk) – British High Commissioner Jane Marriott met People’s Party (PPP) leader and former president Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House here and discussed a “range of issues”.
A party post uploaded on social media website X, formerly twitter, said Mr Zardari was accompanied by Saleem Mandviwalla and former federal minister Dr Asim Hussain during the meeting which lasted for more than an hour.
According to insiders, the former president was upbeat about the prospects of the PPP in the February 8 general elections. However, he expressed his party’s concerns about level playing field in the run-up to elections.
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— PPP (@MediaCellPPP) November 18, 2023They said Mr Zardari told Ms Marriott that one party [PML-N] was being given priority treatment which belied claims of the caretaker government of giving level playing field in the elections.
The British envoy asked the PPP leader about the party’s strategy and the prospects of polls on Feb 8, the insiders added.
The PPP post on X mentioned that the former president stressed the British government’s role in bringing an end to the Israeli aggression in Gaza.
Mr Zardari wished well King Charles on his birthday and congratulated former prime minister David Cameron on becoming foreign minister.
REPOSES TRUST IN ECP
Meanwhile, in a statement former president Zardari reposed his confidence in the Election Commission of Pakistan.
He said “People's Party is ready for general elections. I have full faith in the Election Commission that it will conduct transparent elections.”
He claimed that the PPP is the only party which has the ability to contest the elections.
Former president Zardari expressed the confidence that on February 8, “the People's Party will emerge as the majority party in the country. The environment of the country is favorable for elections.”
He called for holding elections on time.
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