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No I’m no pessimist. They met again yesterday. Nawaz Sharif the ‘Lion of Punjab‘ and Asif Zardari, ‘Jiyala-e-Sindh‘ at Nawaz Sharif’s residence in Raiwind. The meeting, as reported by all media channels and newspapers, lasted for over 4 hours. Zardari congratulated Nawaz Sharif on his acquittal from the Musharraf plane-hijacking case and appeared to be in a reconcilliatory mood.

This change in Zardari’s attitude is natural and was very much expected. He does not want to be blamed alone for the mess he has driven the country into. He wants the PML-N on-board and to be part of the government. With over 90 ministers and ministries already, how will the PML-N be offered portfolios (if any at all), and will Nawaz Sharif accept the offer?

I am not concerned about what they spoke about and what their joint declaration says. Tell me why Zardari went there dressed in traditional Sindhi clothes to play his Sindh card again like he did after Benazir Bhutto’s assassination. Was he there to threaten Nawaz Sharif that “If you plan to take me on – I have the power to try and (God Forbid) break Pakistan.”

Zardari is almost always dressed in Western clothes, he has even refused to wear the traditional and formal Pakistani ‘Sherwani’ when he takes oaths, preferring a suit and tie instead. Why was he wearing a Sindhi ‘topi‘ (cap) and black shalwar kameez again?

From how it appears to me, this is a threatening gesture from Zardari. I certainly don’t like this. He plays Sindh, Nawaz Sharif plays Punjab – Where is Pakistan?

As for the meeting(s), well, you can smile again as we used to in the past. Here’s a look at what used to happen after elections of February the 18th: