A heated exchange between leaders of Pakistan's two federal coalition partners has exposed growing tensions beneath their public display of unity, centred around how to provide aid to the people affected by the recent floods in the country's Punjab province
Last week, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced that the elections will take place next year in the last week of January
Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Monday reiterated that the only solution to the country's current political and economic crisis was "immediate and transparent" elections.
The Pakistani newspaper said Zardari had 'fallen ill due to the exertion and exhaustion from travelling for court appearances and the budget session'.
"If all goes well in talks with Nawaz Sharif, it is expected that Bilawal may take oath as foreign minister on his return from London," they said.
The PPP Chairman said that Khan had deliberately damaged the Kashmir cause by issuing statements in favour of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 2019 elections in India.
The PPP leader also said that according to the global body there was no governance and rule of law in the country, The News International reported further.
However, Gilani has denied the charges and said that he is even considering responding to such allegations, “humiliation and disgrace”.
The PPP leader said if the comparison was made between Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and his former counterpart in Punjab Shahbaz Sharif, the former was better.
Addressing thousands of protesters on Thursday night, Maulana Fazlur Rehman said the government negotiators should not come for talks if the prime minister's resignation is off the table.
