Lahore (December 30, 2017): Former Prime Minister and President of Pakistan Muslim League N, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif has left for Saudi Arabia for high profile visit. His younger brother Shehbaz Sharif, Saad Rafiq and Asif Kirmani have already departed for the same destination.
The top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) will be in Saudi Arabia over the weekend.
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According to the sources Nawaz will hold meetings with important personalities while in Saudi.
The PML-N chief will likely to meet Turkish premier and Saudi Arabia’s top leadership during his Saudi Trip.
”The visit is being considered high significance against current situation of Pakistan and regional happenings,” sources added.
Sources further revealed that Pakistan has eliminated misapprehensions between two brotherly states emanated after PML-N govt’s refusal to send armed forces in war-torn Yemen. Meanwhile, analysts also believe that Sharif family has entered into a new partnership with Saudi authorities.
Earlier, Federal Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique left for Saudi Arabia along with his family in the wee hours pn Friday.
Travelling in Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-759, the minister left for Jeddah from Allama Iqbal International Airport.
Speaking to the media in Quetta on Friday, Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal played down the visits to Saudi Arabia, saying all year round Muslims gather in Saudi Arabia for religious purposes. “It isn’t necessary that the trips are political in nature,” he added.
Earlier on Thursday, in a press briefing, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said Rafique’s statement “doesn’t appear to be unintended”.
“The statement is very irresponsible and unwarranted as you are targeting the chain of command and the subordination system of Pakistan Army,” said the military spokesperson.
On Thursday, National Security Adviser retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua met former premier Nawaz Sharif at Mr Sharif’s Jati Umra residence in Raiwind, which reportedly lasted five hours, discussed matters of national security, relations with neighbouring countries and terrorism.
Nawaz’s brother, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is already in Saudi Arabia. He left Lahore for Medina on Wednesday and was expected to hold meetings with senior Saudi officials.
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