Islamabad(May 11, 2017): British Broad Casting (BBC) claimed that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had taken Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa into confidence on his recent meeting with Indian steel tycoon Sajjan Jindal.
It claimed that civil military leadership informed the armed forces chief that the PM’s meeting with Indian business tycoon, who is known for being close to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was a part of backchannel diplomacy.
The meeting has the backing of some important Indian officials to defuse ongoing tension between the two arch rivals.
The report also claimed that military leadership also took its officials into confidence on the prime minister’s meeting with the Indian businessman. The COAS told his officers that the meeting was a part of backchannel diplomacy.
The report quoting a PML-N leader said that PM was tight-lipped on his meeting with Sajjan Jindal. However, he just shared with his aides that Jindal was making efforts to defuse tension between India and Pakistan.
In April, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had a meeting with Indian business tycoon Sajjan Jindal in Murree.
The meeting erupts political chaos in the country and opposition parties demanded the details of the meeting claiming it was a breach of national security.
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