ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday said that he andPunjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif fully support former premier NawazSharif after his comments regarding the 2008 Mumbai attacks caused a stiramong the country’s political circles.
Speaking at a press conference in Islamabad to brief the media about theearlier NSC conference and meeting with Nawaz, PM Abbasi said: “Thestatements attributed to Nawaz are factually incorrect and are beingpresented in a wrong light by the Indian media. He told me that he has notmade such comments and his words have been misrepresented and taken out ofcontext.”
The premier also vowed to support Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)lifetime president Nawaz saying that the former PM had not called uponAbbasi to give any clarifications and confirmed that the entire PML-N,including himself and president Shehbaz Sharif, stands by its lifetime head.
PM Abbasi on Monday called upon Nawaz after presiding a session of NationalSecurity Committee (NSC).
According to sources, PM Abbasi met Nawaz along with Maryam Nawaz and otherPML-N senior leaders at Chaudhry Muneer’s residence to discuss the detailsof NSC meeting held earlier today at PM house.