Zardari Remains A 'Big Player' In Punjab.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan People's Party supremo Asif Ali Zardari remains a big player in Punjab despite a small number of lawmakers in the provincial assembly which stays at almost an equal number of members on either side of the aisle.

Chief Minister Hamza Sharif, who has been asked to continue at the post until a decision by the Supreme Court, has only a razor thin majority and that too, by excluding the 10 Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) lawmakers. If these are counted in favour of PML-Q leader, Hamza Sharif automatically stands on the left side of the speaker - the opposition. Yesterday, the ruling alliance decided to file a plea in the Supreme Court for the formation of a full court to hear the petition filed against Punjab Assembly Deputy...