Pakistan Peoples Party leaders are planning to forward to party chairperson Benazir Bhutto details of a proposal that calls for her husband, Asif Ali Zardari, to contest bye-elections in the city. The seat, NA-127, fell vacant after the resignation of Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chairperson Allama Tahirul Qadri last month from the National Assembly. Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leaders have suggested that Zardari is the "best choice" to contest the seat, say sources close to the party.While the proposal had already been put to Zardari while he was in Karachi, Zardari, presently in Dubai, has suggested that the party "should decide on this in the usual fashion". Zardari is also said to have sought opinions from friends on the idea of contesting from Lahore. The Punjab capital has reacted hostilely to the PPP in the recent polls, in contrast to the situation existing in 1988, and has favoured the Pakistan Muslim League, including the Nawaz Sharif-led faction of the party. This also means that Benazir may have to seek Mian Nawaz Sharif's support for Zardari to contest the seat.