LAHORE – The mystery regarding an unusual meeting between the NationalSecurity Adviser (NSA) Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua with deposedpremier Nawaz Sharif seemed to resolve as sources have revealed the insidedetails of the extra ordinary meeting lasting over 5 hours.
Tribune has reported that NSA Naseer Janjua has advised him to avoidcivil-military confrontation in view of looming security threats.
The meeting, according to sources, was part of backdoor developments inconnection with the future of the Sharif family in mainstream politics.
The huddle, which reportedly stretched over five hours, was also attendedby Maryam Nawaz, a close confidante of the ruling family of UAE andChaudhry Munir, the father-in-law of Maryam’s daughter.
Insiders said Janjua briefed Nawaz that the country was under threat fromboth the US and India, and the next few months were critical. Pakistan, hesaid, could come under attack [in the backdrop of US President’s DonaldTrump’s changing policy for South Asia].
Nawaz, sources added, was advised to tone down his rhetoric and not be adivisive [political] force in the country at this critical time.
Civil-military relations have been at a visible unease since the ouster ofthe PML-N chief by the top court in its landmark judgement in the PanamaPapers case on July 28.
Meanwhile, sources close to Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimedthat one of close friends of the Sharif family, Sheikh Saeed had played akey role in making his visit to Saudi Arabia possible through his contactwith Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the US.
The meetings in Riyadh will likely focus on the woes of Sharif family andthe possible role the Saudi royals could play in creating a common groundbetween them and the military establishment.
Sources claimed that now Pakistan’s “reliable friends” were engaging withShehbaz as he is likely to become the next prime minister of the country.