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 talks process, besides 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 emphasized the need for national unity in the current circumstances.
“We all have to work together for the country,” Nawaz said during the meeting, according to Express News. Regarding talks with the PTI, Nawaz told Shehbaz Sharif to maintain the country’s interest above all 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, the PML-N top leadership was informed that the government’s efforts to address the country’s economic problems had borne fruit and that inflation had decreased significantly. “Attendees were informed that the situation is moving in a positive direction,” the statement read.
According to the statement, PML-N President Nawaz Sharif expressed satisfaction with the government’s measures to reduce inflation and provide relief to the people. “The PML-N government will continue to serve the people,” Nawaz was quoted as saying at the meeting.
He said the important meeting also considered the PTI’s demands, presented to the government in the third round of negotiations last week. Chief Minister Shehbaz briefed the party leaders about the latest status of the negotiation process.
