The PPP and PML-N leadership have had their “first official contact” for the purposes of government formation at Lahore’s Bilawal House.

A press release from the PPP said PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif met PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to seek the latter’s help in forming the next government.

PPP co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and other senior PML-N leaders were also part of the meeting.

The PPP leadership said it would discuss the PML-N’s proposal regarding cooperation in government formation in the former’s Central Executive Committee meeting on Monday.

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