KARACHI, Dec 9: The President of the Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-i-Azam), Mian Azhar, said here on Saturday that his party was ready to talk on election alliance with every political party, except the PML (Nawaz) and the Pakistan People’s Party.

Talking to newsmen after an Iftar party, hosted in his honour by the PML Sindh President, Ghaus Bux Mahar, here, Mian Azhar said he held detailed discussion with veteran Muslim League leader Pir Pagara on political issues.

“We held discussion on political issues,” he said adding that he had been holding meetings with all factions of the Muslim League.

He said that his party was ready to participate in the forthcoming elections. Alliance with other parties could not be ruled out, he added.

Replying to a question, Main Azhar said he did not see any reason for postponement of the October 2002 election which had been announced by the government on the directives of the Supreme Court. The government was sincere about holding election as it had already fulfilled its commitment by holding local government elections.

Answering a question, he said there was no possibility of early elections as had been demanded by certain political parties.

He claimed that the PML was a natural ally of the Jamaat-i-Islami, and his party would also consider election alliance in the future with this party. The party had alliance with the Jamaat in the local government elections and it won many seats with the help of the Jamaat, including those in Karachi.

A large number of political leaders attended the reception. Prominent among them were former chief minister of Balochistan, Akhtar Mengal, Naib Nazim of Karachi, Tariq Hasan, chief of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement, Afaq Ahmed, and its general secretary, Aamir Khan, president of the Tehreek-i-Insaf, Sindh, Syed Pervez Ali Shah, Allama Hasan Turabi of the Tehreek-i-Jaferia Pakistan, Makhdoom Khaliquz Zaman, Ghulam Murtaza Khan Jatoi, Nafis Siddiqui, Maqbool Shaikh, Kazi Asad Abid, Arbab Ghulam Rahim, Zafar Iqbal Bilal, Nisar Memon, Asghar Shah, Capt Haleem Siddiqui, Jam Yousuf.—APP