The meeting decided to step up consultative process with political forces and coalition partners to overcome the challenges facing the country: Farhatullah Babar.—File photo

ISLAMABAD: Senior PPP leaders and a number of federal ministers met here on Friday night under the chairmanship of President Asif Ali Zardari and decided not to reopen cases against the president.

The meeting was held to discuss the Supreme Court verdict dismissing the government’s petition to review its verdict against the National Reconciliation Ordinance.

“The meeting decided to step up consultative process with political forces and coalition partners to overcome the challenges facing the country,” said President’s Spokesman Farhatullah Babar while the meeting was still in progress.

Those who attended the meeting included Senator Nayyar Hussain Bokhari, Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar, Rehman Malik, Syed Khursheed Shah, Syed Naveed Qamar, Mian Raza Rabbani, Dr Babar Awan, Senator Faisal Raza Abidi, Senator Sardar Ali, Nazar Mohammad Gondal, Qamar Zaman Kaira, Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Rukhsana Bangash, Fouzia Wahab and Fouzia Habib.

Senator Babar Awan briefed the meeting on the NRO issue and said President Zardari enjoyed immunity from prosecution.

The meeting decided that the policy of reconciliation would continue.

The memogate issue also came under discussion and the meeting expressed satisfaction over appointment of Sherry Rehman as Ambassador to the United States.—Syed Irfan Raza