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ISLAMABAD: A meeting of some federal ministers and senior leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) was held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Monday, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani chaired the meeting.
Those who were present during the meeting included Senator Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, Ch. Ahmed Mukhtar, Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan, Senator A. Rehman Malik, Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani, Makhdoom Shahab-ud-Din, Syed Naveed Qamar, Senator Dr. Babar Awan, Senator Jahangir Badar, Senator Faisal Raza Abidi, Senator Sardar Ali Khan, Spokesperson Farhatullah Babar, Nazar Muhammad Gondal, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Raja Parvez Ashraf, Ms. Fouzia Wahab, Ms. Rukhsana Bangash and Ms. Fouzia Habib.
While briefing about the meeting Spokesperson to the President Farhatullah Babar said that political situation with particular reference to the post-senate elections situation was discussed.
The participants felicitated the party's Co-Chairman President Asif Ali Zardari and party leadership that PPP had emerged as the single largest party in the Senate.
They also noted that the government of Prime Minister Gilani had achieved the unique distinction of holding two consecutive Senate elections during its tenure despite political hurdles.
The forthcoming address of the president to the Parliament was also discussed during the meeting. This would be the fifth address in a row of the president to the Parliament.
