Sharif discusses Pak political crisis with Zardari
August 23, 2014  18:37
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today met former President Asif Ali Zardari to find a way to end the political crisis in the wake of protest sit-ins by supporters of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan and Canada-based cleric Tahirul Qadri.

PPP chief Zardari met Sharif at the premier's residence and they pledged to "protect democracy" come what may. It had also unanimously been decided that Sharif would not resign as demanded by Khan and Qadri.

Zardari also went to the right wing Jamaat-i-Islami's headquarters at Mansoora and called on its chief Sirajul Haq in his efforts to defuse the crisis. This is the first visit of the left wing Pakistan Peoples Party chief to JI headquarters in almost three decades.
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