The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership’s high-level huddle in London reiterated its support for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and said a minus Nawaz formula is not acceptable.
The meeting was held at the residence of Hasan Nawaz and was attended by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Fawad Hasan Fawad.
Nawaz, speaking to the media after the meeting, said the Panama Papers trial was not fair and he understands what is going on currently.
He also rubbished rumours of any rifts within the party and added that there is no divide in the PML-N. He further said he would return to Pakistan on November 2 to appear before the accountability court.
It was reportedly said during the high-level huddle that Nawaz’s disqualification on the basis of Iqama had rallied supporters around him as the party feels he was not given a fair trial in the Panama Papers case.
The participants of the meeting also said that there is no space in the political landscape of the country for any unconstitutional step and there is no support from any quarter for such measures.
The high-level huddle also stated that the media was being used to create propaganda.
The three corruption references filed against the Sharif family by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) were an important point of discussion during the meeting, sources told Geo News.
Earlier, Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met former premier, Nawaz Sharif.
