Islamabad, May 22 (ANI): Following media reports that the PPP-led coalition government was planning to bring a constitutional package entailing provisions to clip President's powers, Pervez Musharraf has reportedly said that he didn't trust PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and called upon the PML-Q to strengthen itself both in and out of the Parliament to counter PPP's moves against him.
Reports over the past two days have suggested that the PPP was completing a draft of the constitutional package which would clip Musharraf's powers or would pave the way for his impeachment.
At a meeting of senior leaders of the erstwhile ruling party - the PML-Q here last evening, Musharraf reportedly discussed the proposed constitutional package, and said that he had no confidence in Zardari and did not trust him.
According to sources, the President told the PML-Q leaders that he enjoyed support of the powerful national institutions, the US and some political parties, including the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).
President Musharraf advised the PML-Q leaders to devise their strategy to counter any move of the government against him. "President Musharraf told the PML-Q leaders to strengthen their position in the Senate and the National Assembly as well as outside parliament and intensify their interaction with other political parties," The News quoted a source privy to the meeting as saying.
"Former information minister Senator Muhammad Ali Durrani has been assigned a special task to consolidate the party's position in the Senate," added the source.
Pervez Musharraf is learnt to have said that he had no plans to step down, and that a lobby having 'vested interests' was fomenting reports about his resignation.
He said that he won't resign until he ensured a stable democracy in the country.
He reportedly said this at a meeting with PML-Q president Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Hamid Nasir Chattha here last evening.
"I want to see a stable democracy in the country. Parliament has elected me for five years and I will continue to serve the nation," the Daily Times quoted an Online news agency report as saying.
Sources privy to the meeting said that the participants discussed the proposed constitutional package being prepared by the PPP-led coalition government for the reinstatement of the judges and decided that they would devise a strategy when the package was announced.
Later, speaking to reporters, Chattha confirmed the issue of PML-Q's leadership had not been discussed at the meeting. He also categorically ruled out any possibility of a PML(Q)-PPP alliance at the Centre or in Punjab, where PML-N is heading a government. (ANI)
