Fazl initiates attempts to bridge gap between PPP, PDM: sources By Shahbaz Sharif believes return of PPP and ANP would strengthen PDM, say sources. PPP ready to reconsider Yousuf Raza Gillani's position as the Leader of the Opposition in Senate, say sources. Pakistan Democratic Movement's (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has started making attempts to bridge the gap between PPP and the anti-government alliance, sources said Wednesday. On April 12, the PPP had announced that the party's Central Executive Committee (CEC) had called upon its members to resign from all positions of the PDM. Similarly, leaders of the ANP had withdrawn from the alliance after show-cause notices were issued to the party to explain their actions during the recently held Senate polls.