Islamabad (February 28, 2018): Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has parted ways with his long-term associate Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, said sources.
Nawaz decided to not extend an invitation to Chaudhry Nisar, who has been associated with the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) for over three decades, to the Central Working Committee (CWC) session held yesterday.
The reported decision comes after Nisar openly opposed Nawaz’s stance on the party’s political strategy following the Supreme Court’s July 28 verdict that ousted the former from holding public office.
According to sources, Nawaz was not ready to invite Nisar despite the insistence of Shehbaz Sharif, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Ayaz Sadiq and others.
However, in a post made on social media later in the day, Maryam Nawaz denied the reports being attributed to Nawaz and said the statement is “absolutely false”.
The statement on media being attributed to MNS, about Chaudhry Nisar sb, is absolutely false.
— Maryam Nawaz Sharif (@MaryamNSharif) February 27, 2018
The spokesperson for the former interior minister has said that Nisar will issue a statement in the next day or two.
Whereas Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said that Nisar is displeased and does not come to party meetings. “But I feel that Nisar would have been invited to the [CWC] meeting,” he said.
The provincial minister said that Nisar would remain with the party and his concerns were not too grave to be eliminated.
He said the Punjab CM would resolve the matter, since he has done so in the past as well.
Asked about Nawaz decision to return home via GT Road after his disqualification by the Supreme Court, Rana said that at first, it was decided that Nawaz’s rally would pass through the motorway, adding that the intelligence agencies warned of terrorism threat after a decision was made regarding going through the GT Road.
The minister said that they thought there would be difficulties with regard to security in going through the GT Road, but Nisar convinced Shehbaz Sharif to take the rally from GT Road.
He admitted that the former interior minister has always stood by the party, however, it is considered a good thing within the party to make certain things public.
Rana said that people have accepted Nawaz’s narrative and the entire party, including Shehbaz Sharif, stands by it.
The minister further said the Punjab CM never deviated from Nawaz’s narrative, rather he has spoken on Nawaz’s narrative in party meetings.
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