Asif Ali Zardari, a former president, reportedly spoke with Nawaz Sharif by phone late on Thursday.
The political climate following the Punjab by-election and the upcoming election for a new chief minister of Punjab were topics of discussion between the two leaders.
After Friday prayers, the Punjab Assembly will convene for a session to elect the Leader of the House, with Deputy Speaker Dost Mazari presiding.
Hamza Shehbaz and Parvez Elahi are on the run. Following a humiliating loss in the Punjab by-elections, the top leadership of the ruling coalition declared support for PM Shehbaz in his efforts to find any means necessary to keep his son Hamza Shehbaz in his position as Punjab’s chief minister.
