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Over the weekend, a delegation from the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), led by Shehbaz Sharif, engaged in discussions with Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), addressing the nation's current affairs and exploring potential avenues for future political collaboration.

Simultaneously, negotiations are underway among the PML-N, the PML-Q, and the MQM to establish a coalition government. Additionally, the PPP's Central Executive Committee is scheduled to convene today (Monday) to evaluate the prevailing circumstances. Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif, the leader of PML-N, is set to meet with PML-Q's Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain in Islamabad, following a previously postponed encounter.

Notably, the PML-N, in its outreach, has extended offers to the PPP, proposing key positions such as the presidency, the speakership of the National Assembly, and the chairmanship of the Senate. Furthermore, the PML-N has presented the PPP with the opportunity to assume the chief ministerial role in Balochistan and various significant ministerial portfolios at the federal and provincial levels.

In response, the PPP, boasting 54 seats in the National Assembly, has asserted its strength, expressing hesitancy in committing to the office of the prime minister. The PPP emphasized that given their substantial position, pivotal roles such as the presidency and the prime ministership should rightfully belong to them, urging the PML-N to lend its support accordingly.