Talks between the PPP and JUI-F are in progress for jointly contesting the 2012 Senate election. Sources said the decision to this effect had been made in a meeting between Maulana Fazlur Rehman and President Asif Ali Zardari a few days back, however, a formal announcement was still awaited. Both leaders are also pondering over strategies to contest the next election jointly.
The sources also said that the appointment of Maulana Ataullah Shahab as an adviser to the prime minister was also part of this reconciliatory policy. Fazl has also convened a party meeting on October 22 to discuss the issue of reconciliation with the PPP.
