PPP leader Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that his party’s coalition talks with PML-N have ample time given there are still “eight to nine days” left in convening the session of the National Assembly.

Kaira said it was never a part of the agenda of the meeting that PPP would join the government in the Centre.

“So far the PPP is sticking to its stance that it will not ask the PML-N for ministries,” he said while speaking on Geo News TV show “Aaj Shahzeb Khanzada Kay Sath”.

“We sat only to streamline our mutual issues so that no deadlock will take place,” he added.

When asked if PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari is a candidate for the office of the president of Pakistan and if the PML-N will field its candidate for the same office, Mr Kaira said: “In alliances, candidates are not fielded against each other.”