Zardari, Nawaz to perform Umrah

ISLAMABAD—Co-chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif will pay a visit to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah, the sources said.
They will visit Saudi Arabia after the formation of the coalition government in centre and provinces, the sources added. During their visit, they will hold talks with Saudi Arabia on various important issues.
They will also pay thanks to Saudi authorities for help to Pakistan in oil import due to sky rocketing increase in oil prices in international market.
An informal meeting was held here Thursday between the transition teams of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan People’s Party at Parliament House.
The meeting was attended by the members of the PML-N including Senator Mohammed Ishaq Dar, Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan MNA and Khawaja Mohammed Asif MNA.
Senator Mian Raza Rabbani, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Khurshid Shah, Sherry Rahman, Syed Naveed Qamar and Senator Farooq Hamid Naek represented the PPP in the meeting.
The meeting informally discussed the matters pertaining to the coalition and the formation of the government.—Agencies