LAHORE: Prime Minister (PM) Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday met the ruling party Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif at the latter’s residence in Jati Umra and briefed him on the Balochistan issue.
According to details, PM Abbasi arrived at the former PM’s residence on a helicopter to discuss the political matters, as well as the Balochistan Assembly situation.
The two PML-N leaders discussed the political scenario prevalent. The Senate elections due
in March and the general elections d
ue in July 2018 also came under discussion.
Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Shehbaz Sharif and Railways Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq were also present on the occ
asion.
PML-N lost its majority in the Balochis
tan assembly where a member of Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid (PML-Q) Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo became CM. The ruling party in the centre was expected to win a major chunk of seats in Senate from Balochistan in the coming elections but it is near impossible now for them to win even a single seat as almost all the
dissenting members of the party are set to join PML-Q or Pakistan People’s Party according to reports.