PPP to join govt representatives as Shehbaz-Zardari meeting yields Friday talks with opposition

A joint delegation of the PPP and the government would hold a meeting with the PTI leadership on Friday, identical statements released by the PPP and the Presidency said. The decision was taken after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif called on President Asif Ali Zardari at Aiwan-i-Sadr in Islamabad. The statement said “current political situation” in the country would be discussed with the opposition on Friday, adding that President Zardari and PM Shehbaz review the national security situation and stressed the need for effective cooperation between relevant institutions for peace and stability in…