LAHORE:
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif on Sunday urged Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to maintain supreme national interest in the ongoing negotiations with the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ( PTI).
According to a statement issued by the ruling party, Shehbaz briefed the former prime minister and his elder brother about the process of the talks, as well as other important issues, including the current political and economic situation in the country.
According to Express News, the meeting took place at Jati Umra, which was also attended by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz. The meeting lasted two hours, the report said, adding that Nawaz stressed the need for national unity in the current circumstances.
“We all need to work together for the country,” Nawaz said at the meeting, according to Express News. Regarding the talks with the PTI, Nawaz told Shehbaz Sharif to keep the country’s interest above all else in the negotiations.
According to the PML-N statement, important political and national issues were discussed in the meeting and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Nawaz Sharif about the political and economic situation of the country and consulted him on important issues.
During the discussions, top PML-N leaders were informed that the government’s efforts to address the country’s economic woes had borne fruit and inflation had come down significantly. “The meeting was informed that the situation is moving in a positive direction,” the statement said.
According to the statement, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction over the measures taken by the government to reduce inflation and provide relief to the people. “The PML-N government will continue to serve the people,” Nawaz said in the meeting, according to the statement.
He said the PTI’s demands – presented to the government during the third round of negotiations last week – were also discussed at this important meeting. Prime Minister Shehbaz briefed party leaders on the current status of the negotiation process.
