Zardari betrayed me, says Nawaz Sharif

This handout picture released by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) shows former premier Nawaz Sharif (2R), head of the second-largest party in the ruling coalition, addressing the party central executive committee meeting in Islamabad yesterday. Photo: AFP

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) called for the postponement of the presidential election for a month after a meeting on Sunday, and its chief Nawaz Sharif said Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari had "hurt my confidence."
According to Geo News, most of the PML-N leaders were "disappointed with the PPP" for not restoring the sacked judiciary following the procedure and the timeframe they had proposed.
"I had allied with the PPP to steer the country out of the prevailing crises," the PML-N chief told leaders of his party during a meeting at his Raiwind residence, according to a Dawn News report.
Opposition benches: Citing sources in the party, television channels said some of the party leaders wanted the PML-N to quit the ruling coalition and sit on the opposition benches. They wanted the party to stay away from the presidential election, but Geo News said a final decision in this regard would be made in a meeting of the party's Central Working Committee in Islamabad on Monday.
Plan-B: The PML-N leaders also discussed the fate of the coalition government in Punjab if the party pulls out of the coalition in the centre. Geo News said the PML-N was likely to show flexibility in its stance towards the rival PML-Q to win them over for a possible plan-B.
The channel said PML-N leader Makhdoom Javed Hashmi strongly criticised Zardari and asked the party to form a new strategy.