Energy Minister Hammad Azhar has taken an indirect jibe at his rival political party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), saying “family owned political parties are so superficial”. — Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) September 18, 2021His statement comes amid reports of rifts within the PML-N gained credence when PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif and his son Hamza Shehbaz remained absent during party meetings that were presided over by party supremo Nawaz Sharif from London via video link earlier this week. On Thursday, PML-N held a divisional meeting in Lahore to organise the party at the union council level. The meeting was attended by PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, General Secretary Ahsan Iqbal Punjab President Rana Sanaullah among other party leaders. The source noted that Shehbaz’s absence from the DG Khan meeting was an “escalation of a war of narratives” in the party.

Source: The Express Tribune September 18, 2021 13:47 UTC