Punjab CM says he refuse­d and offere­d to mediat­e to avoid eventu­al coup; unveil­s new land record system­Former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf offered to make Shehbaz Sharif the prime minister of Pakistan just days before his October 1999 coup. Supreme Court bars disqualified Nawaz Sharif from heading PML-NShehbaz said he made it clear to Gen Musharraf there was no room for such decisions in a democratic government. He said that with his assurance to play an active role, Musharraf even agreed to meet Nawaz Sharif on his return from Sri Lanka. Addressing the ceremony, the chief minister termed the agreement a welcome step, adding that it would facilitate 55 million farmers in the province. An intelligence wing has also been set up in Punjab Land Record Authority which is working in an organized manner there.

Source: The Express Tribune February 22, 2018 04:41 UTC