Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman, who is mediating between the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to ease political tensions in Punjab, said on Thursday he was optimistic about a breakthrough."We met Nawaz Sharif last night and took his demands to President Asif Zardari today," he said. "We will soon meet Nawaz again. We are hopeful of resolving the differences between them."
Fazl said Zardari was the head of the state and should not think only as the co-chairman of the PPP, and that Nawaz should also show flexibility. But he said the people of Pakistan had not accepted the judiciary's decision to disqualify the Sharifs and the imposition of governor's rule in Punjab.
"We (politicians) should learn lessons from our past experiences," he said.
Restraint: In the meeting with Zardari, Fazl and Awami National Party (ANP) chief Asfandyar Wali told the president that the PML-N leaders were ready to show restraint if something could be done to do away with the steps taken on February 25 and restore the judiciary, sources told Daily Times.
The president told the two leaders the PPP believed in reconciliation and that the country was passing through several crises and could not afford political tensions between the two major political parties.
He appreciated Fazl and Asfandyar's role in rebuilding trust between the two sides.