London (October 30, 2017): Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi meet Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif at the office Nawaz Sharif’s son in London on Monday.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) meeting underway in London and senior party leaders are present in the meeting. Sources claimed that important party decisions are expected in the light of the country’s present political situation.
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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar among others also in the meeting which took place at Hasan Nawaz’s office.
While talking to media in London, PM Abbasi said he is in London on a private visit and his meeting was part of the routine.
On the other hand, The former prime minister Nawaz Sharif said that he will return to Pakistan soon. He lauded efforts of the Pakistan Cricket Board for holding match in Lahore.
Nawaz said that the stock exchange of the country facing bearish trend and took a nosedive shortly after his ouster by the Supreme Court.He said that the stock exchange of the country took a nosedive shortly after his ouster by the Supreme Court.
The former premier said his dismissal caused instability in the country and the stock exchange plummeted by 10,000 to 12,000 points.
“What to speak of stability and progress if the elected leader of the country is ousted on the basis of Iqama [foreign work permit] and not Panama [Papers],” said Nawaz.
Nawaz further said that if a government becomes weak, then it decreases the strength of the state as well.
Nawaz, who was in Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah and spend time with his mother, said that CPEC is progressing as planned.
Yesterday, The top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) gathered for a crucial meeting of the party to take some important decisions.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif both flew to London to meet former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who also flew back from Saudi Arabia along with his son, Hussain, the same day.
Speaking to reporters after arriving in London, Prime Minister Abbasi said there is no rift among national institutions and he neither believed in conspiracy theories nor there was any room for those in the country.
He said both the political and military leadership is sitting together during the recent meeting with the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in Islamabad and all of the country’s institutions are collectively playing their role for national development, he added.
Abbasi reiterated that there was no provision for a technocrat government in the country’s Constitution.
Last week, the accountability court hearing corruption references against the Sharif family issued bailable warrants for the former premier in the three references against him as he has lately been a no-show in the proceedings.
The references against the Sharif family pertain to the Azizia Steel Mills and Hill Metals Establishment, their London properties and over dozen offshore companies owned by the family.
The hearing was then adjourned until November 3, with the last chance for the former premier to ensure his presence in court.
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