ISLAMABAD, Nov 5: Amid widening gulf within the ruling camp, efforts are afoot to arrange a meeting between the two Sharifs in Lahore in a bid to iron out their “differences”.
Currently in London, Shehbaz Sharif the Punjab Chief Minister . Is expected to arrive in Pakistan soon while Nawaz Sharif the deposed PM and PML-N President.. Is in Islamabad, having returned from the British capital on Thursday to face the courts.
Reports suggest that the elder Sharif is set to leave for London soon, and has been asked to meet his younger brother before embarking on the London journey.
Senior leaders of PML-N are trying to arrange a meeting between the two Sharifs in Lahore, The Express Tribune has learnt.
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will lead the mediation efforts between the two brothers, according to sources. Abbasi flew to London on Friday to attend a conference.
There, he also met the Punjab CM, and the two sides reportedly discussed the proposed meeting between the Sharifs.
Senior party leaders are of the view that Sharif should spend time in Lahore and interact with the leadership of the party’s provincial chapter ? something he had been reluctant to do, lately, according to insiders.
Before arriving in Pakistan, Sharif had plans to land in Lahore but he revised his schedule thrice before finally deciding to land in the federal capital.
This had much to do with the former premier’s unwillingness to meet the Punjab CM and his aides, said the insiders. (UNI)
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