Islamabad
\nWith the talks between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) dragging on, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Tuesday warned that he foresees a \u201cdangerous stalemate\u201d if \u201csomeone\u201d doesn\u2019t change their position over government formation.
\n\u201cProgress [in talks] can only be made if \u2018someone\u2019 is willing to change their position […] We stand by our position and will not change it,\u201d Bilawal said without naming PML-N.
\nHe made these comments during a media talk outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan after attending the hearing of a presidential reference against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto\u2019s death sentence.
\nBilawal\u2019s remarks come as the coordination committees of the PML-N and PPP are set to hold a sixth meeting today to reach an agreement over the formation of the future government after both parties failed to secure National Assembly seats in sufficient numbers to form their government in the Centre.
\nThe bilateral talks have dragged on owing to the PPP\u2019s refusal to join the PML-N\u2019s cabinet despite agreeing to support its candidate for the prime minister\u2019s slot. However, in exchange for its support to the PML-N, the Bilawal-led party is eyeing key constitutional positions including the office of president for Asif Ali Zardari.
\nAttempts have been underway by all the major political stakeholders to rope in independent candidates and forge alliances to reach the necessary 169 seats in the 336-member lower house of parliament after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidates emerged as the largest group by winning more than 90 NA seats followed by the PML-N and PPP\u2019s 79 and 54 seats, respectively.
\nBilawal said that this deadlock over talks would neither be beneficial for the democracy nor the economy.
\nWhen asked if he was in touch with the establishment, Bilawal said: \u201cWhere is the evidence that I am involved with the establishment? Give evidence before accusing me.\u201d
\nHe said that the people did not give a majority to just one party. \u201cThe people have given such a decision on which all the stakeholders will have to come to a consensus.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad With the talks between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) dragging on, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Tuesday warned that he foresees a \u201cdangerous stalemate\u201d if \u201csomeone\u201d doesn\u2019t change their position over government formation. \u201cProgress [in talks] can only be made if \u2018someone\u2019 is willing to change their position […] We stand […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388390,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-388373","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n