ISLAMABAD, Oct 12: Top brass of ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) gathered in the Presidency on Friday for a meeting chaired by President Asif Ali Zardari. The meeting is said to have lasted three hours.

President’s Spokesman Farhatullah Babar was reluctant to share details of the meeting with the media and issued a brief press release.

Asked if the issue of expected military operation in North Waziristan came under discussion, the spokesman said: “If the meeting continued for three hours, all important matters including North Waziristan would have been discussed,” he said. Some media reports said leaders of the ruling party expressed dissatisfaction over remarks made by Senator Faisal Raza Abidi during the recent Senate session and suggested that a second show-cause notice should be served on him.

When contacted, Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira also declined to give details and said many internal party matters and national issues were discussed.Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf and former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani also attended the meeting.

The PPP leaders expressed solidarity with Malala Yousufzai who was attacked by Taliban for promoting education.

The leaders of the ruling party also exchanged views on general elections scheduled to be held in March next year.