ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has arrived in the UnitedStates on a six-day private visit.
The Prime Minister landed in Pennsylvania.The Prime Minister will beattending his younger sister who underwent sensitive surgery inPhiladelphia.
He will be having brief stopover in London on his return journey on Sundaynext where he will be visiting ailing spouse of the former Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif, said the sources.
He will look after his sister himself at the hospital. It is expected thatthe prime minister’s another sister Senator Saadia Abbasi will also leavefor the US in a couple of days as she will have to apply for a visa aftersurrendering her American nationality.
She gave up her US nationality before submitting nomination papers forcontesting Senate berth. The issuance of a visa will take some time due towhich she will not be able to be with her sister on the day of operation.
Sources said the premier has traveled by a commercial plane and will bearall the expenses from his own pocket. No personal staff has traveled withhim except his Chief Security Staff (CSO) Shahid Rana which is compulsionon account of security blue-book.