ISLAMABAD – Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is not interested in mendingfences with either the military establishment or the judiciary, accordinglink to areport in the local media.

However it is not yet clear that had he been offered any such deal.

The report claimed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) PresidentShehbaz Sharif has also denied the possibility of an NRO (NationalReconciliation Ordinance) -like deal but has not denied having been in“talks with power centres”.

The report further claimed that Shehbaz, his son Hamza and leaders close tothe former Punjab chief minister favoured relegating Nawaz Sharif to thebackstage in politics because they feel that “hostility with stateinstitutions is not going to subside” as long as the former PM continues tocall the shots.

Meanwhile, members in the Nawaz camp see such reconciliatory moves by theShehbaz group as an attempt to sideline the former PM. They feel thatShehbaz will not be able to manage the party the same way as Nawaz.