Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif Going to London on a private visit to meet his elder brother and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif As for the political consultation, it emerged on Tuesday.
Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb told the media that the prime minister would be part of a group of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.pml-nLeaders visiting UK to meet party supremo Nawaz Sharif.
“PML-N members are on a personal visit to London to meet Nawaz Sharif,” he said. He said that Prime Minister Shahbaz would also travel for the purpose.
He downplayed the hype created by news TV channels about the visit, saying it was a “private visit”, which was being done for the purpose of consulting with the elder Sharif.
The composition of the delegation was not announced, but the Dawn news quoted a source in London as saying that the prime minister would travel late on Tuesday with five or six ministers so that he could reach tomorrow morning.
Three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, 72, against whom several corruption cases were launched by the government of former prime minister Imran Khan, died in London in November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him four weeks to go abroad for his heart. had left for treatment.
The source said that Shahbaz will be in London for two to three days to meet Nawaz.
However, the source was not aware of the names of those who would accompany the Prime Minister.
The Express Tribune quoted “insiders” of the party as saying that Nawaz Sharif called an “emergency meeting” of party leaders to discuss matters relating to the economy and the country’s current political situation, among important issues facing the country.
Insiders further said that the ruling party is hoping to make some “big decisions” regarding the fate of the PML-N-led coalition government, according to the newspaper.
The crucial meeting will take place as ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan mounts pressure on the government with back-to-back large rallies to force the government to announce a premature election.
He has also announced to start a protest march towards Islamabad after May 20 to achieve his objective of early elections.
Khan was ousted through a no-confidence vote in April, but he refused to accept his defeat and instead blamed Shahbaz Sharif and other opposition leaders for allegedly collaborating with the US to remove his government. accused as a “traitor”.
Consulting in London may try to find a way to deal with political and economic challenges.
Khan, 69, who was removed from office in early April Parliament Vote, citing communications from the country’s ambassador in Washington, accused the US of plotting to overthrow his government. The US government has repeatedly denied the allegations.
PML-N leader Shahbaz, 70, assumed the office of Prime Minister on 11 April. The term of the present house ends in August 2023.
Nawaz Sharif was removed from power in 2017 Supreme court against him. They were later convicted separately in two corruption cases in 2018.
Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in prison for owning property in London, known as the Avenfield case, but was released two months later when the court suspended the sentence for a final decision.
But in December 2018 he was jailed again for corruption, this time for seven years, related to his family’s ownership of steel mills in Saudi Arabia called the Al-Azizia Steel Mills Case.
In both the cases, he failed to provide trace of funds for the purchase of these foreign assets.
Sharif was in jail when he was allowed to go to London for four weeks for treatment but he never returned.
Information Minister Maryam Aurangzeb told the media that the prime minister would be part of a group of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.pml-nLeaders visiting UK to meet party supremo Nawaz Sharif.
“PML-N members are on a personal visit to London to meet Nawaz Sharif,” he said. He said that Prime Minister Shahbaz would also travel for the purpose.
He downplayed the hype created by news TV channels about the visit, saying it was a “private visit”, which was being done for the purpose of consulting with the elder Sharif.
The composition of the delegation was not announced, but the Dawn news quoted a source in London as saying that the prime minister would travel late on Tuesday with five or six ministers so that he could reach tomorrow morning.
Three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, 72, against whom several corruption cases were launched by the government of former prime minister Imran Khan, died in London in November 2019 after the Lahore High Court granted him four weeks to go abroad for his heart. had left for treatment.
The source said that Shahbaz will be in London for two to three days to meet Nawaz.
However, the source was not aware of the names of those who would accompany the Prime Minister.
The Express Tribune quoted “insiders” of the party as saying that Nawaz Sharif called an “emergency meeting” of party leaders to discuss matters relating to the economy and the country’s current political situation, among important issues facing the country.
Insiders further said that the ruling party is hoping to make some “big decisions” regarding the fate of the PML-N-led coalition government, according to the newspaper.
The crucial meeting will take place as ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan mounts pressure on the government with back-to-back large rallies to force the government to announce a premature election.
He has also announced to start a protest march towards Islamabad after May 20 to achieve his objective of early elections.
Khan was ousted through a no-confidence vote in April, but he refused to accept his defeat and instead blamed Shahbaz Sharif and other opposition leaders for allegedly collaborating with the US to remove his government. accused as a “traitor”.
Consulting in London may try to find a way to deal with political and economic challenges.
Khan, 69, who was removed from office in early April Parliament Vote, citing communications from the country’s ambassador in Washington, accused the US of plotting to overthrow his government. The US government has repeatedly denied the allegations.
PML-N leader Shahbaz, 70, assumed the office of Prime Minister on 11 April. The term of the present house ends in August 2023.
Nawaz Sharif was removed from power in 2017 Supreme court against him. They were later convicted separately in two corruption cases in 2018.
Sharif was sentenced to 10 years in prison for owning property in London, known as the Avenfield case, but was released two months later when the court suspended the sentence for a final decision.
But in December 2018 he was jailed again for corruption, this time for seven years, related to his family’s ownership of steel mills in Saudi Arabia called the Al-Azizia Steel Mills Case.
In both the cases, he failed to provide trace of funds for the purchase of these foreign assets.
Sharif was in jail when he was allowed to go to London for four weeks for treatment but he never returned.