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PM meets president, Sindh governor; Awan summoned
KARACHI: In order to save the government, Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani was holding second meeting within hours with Sindh Governor Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan on Friday, Geo News reported.Earlier, PM Gilani called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Bilawal House after having a meeting with the Sindh Governor in the morning and discussed the prevailing political situation in the country.
Then, he came back to the Governor House. Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah and Interior Minister Rehman Malik were also present during the second meeting between the premier and the governor.
According to the sources, Gilani was discussing reservations of the MQM.
Meanwhile, President Asif Ali Zardari has immediately summoned Federal Minister for Law Dr Babar Awan in Karachi. He will hold meeting with the president at Bilawal House this evening.
It may be mentioned here that Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani will visit the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), headquarter 'Nine Zero' after behind the door contacts proved fruitful.
The Pakistan People's Party's (PPP) estranged ally, MQM in a late night meeting decided to come back to the fold if the PM took concrete steps to remove its reservations.
MQM in its Coordination Committee's joint meeting, discussed the strategy in view of the PM's expected visit to Nine Zero Friday. It was decided to rejoin the coalition government and would not let the premier return empty handed.
Courtesy www.geo.tv