The government would re-enact the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) if People's Party decides to cooperate with President Musharraf in future, Attorney General Malik Qayyum told Asif Ali Zardari in a meeting in Dubai. Otherwise the cases against the party leaders would reopen after the legislation will be lapsed.
The meeting between Malik Qayyum and PPP chairperson took place on Sunday night in Dubai, sources told a private TV channel. The matters related to future cooperation between the two sides were discussed in the meeting. The meeting was especially focused on the National Reconciliation Ordinance, sources claimed.
Attorney General Malik Qayyum urged PPP co chairman to join ranks with Musharraf in future. The NRO will be re-enacted on February 5 if the cooperation will be assured, Qayyum said. Otherwise the cases against Zardari and other party leaders would reopen after passing of the time of the legislation, he added.
The NRO would lapse on February 5, which can be re-enacted by the president.
According to the sources PPP co chairman Asif Ali Zardari told Qayyum that he was not in position of taking immediate decision on the matter and would reply after holding consultations with the party leaders. The contacts between Pakistan People's Party and the President would remain continue in future, the sources said.
APP ADDS: Spokesperson of the Pakistan People's Party on Monday contradicted the media reports of PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari's meeting with Attorney General Malik Muhammad Qayyum in Dubai. "No meeting between Asif Zardari and Attorney General has taken place nor is it on the agenda," the PPP spokesperson said. He said that the media reports to this effect were baseless and "appeared to have been planted to create confusion and misgivings."