Pakistan
Shehbaz Sharif to meet Chaudhry brothers after 14 years
PML-N will seek support of Chaudhry brothers for opposition’s no-confidence motion against government
Islamabad: Opposition Leader in National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif will meet Chaudhry brothers after 14 years on Sunday.
A delegation of PML-N led by Shehbaz Sharif, will meet the PML-Q leadership to inquire about the health of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain.
The PML-N delegation will reach at the residence of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain at 4:30pm. While PML-N stalwart Khawaja Saad Rafique, Chairman Public Accounts Committee Rana Tanvir and and another party official Ata Tarar will be members of the delegation.
It will be maiden political contact in 22 years between the PML-N and the PML-Q. Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, federal minister Moonis Elahi and Chudhry Salik Hussain will also attend the meeting.
The PML-N leaders will inquire about the health of Chaudhry Shujaat and also exchange views over current political situation of the country.
During the meeting, the PML-N will seek support of Chaudhry brothers for the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the government in the Centre as well as in Punjab.
Earlier on Friday, PDM President Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced on Friday that the opposition alliance had decided to move a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. He said the opposition alliance would contact the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf government's allies in the centre for this purpose.