Gilani says PPP to contest elections on its own symbol.

MULTAN -- Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) senior leader Yousuf Raza Gilani said on Friday his party will contest elections with its own symbol.

Speaking to media, Mr Gilani said, "Despite being the part of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), the PPP has its own manifesto, and being part of the government alliance does not mean that we are stepping back from our own manifesto."

Mr Gilani expressed his views over the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and said Imran Khan had violated the agreement with the international lender.

"The PPP always takes decisions considering the national interest. The agreement happens with the state, not with the government. We will get rid of the difficult times soon," added the former prime minister.

On Monday, former president and PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari ruled out any possibility of contesting next general elections in alliance with Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) ruling coalition.

He also ruled out talks with PTI Chairman Imran Khan, saying the former prime minister is not a politician.

Talking to the media in Vehari, former president said just as the whole nation has to be fixed, the economy and military mindset have to be managed similarly the judiciary has to be handled. Talking about the judiciary he said that they are also from us.

He said the country was not a public limited company and could not end with bankruptcy, adding Japan went bankrupt 10 times and then recovered.

Speaking about taking over the government, Asif Zardari said that it was not that they did not had any idea...