Interior minister says baseless reports are meant to affect popularity of PML-NISLAMABAD: A spokesperson of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has contradicted as speculative a news report published in the national and international section of the press that Sharif is negotiating any deal with Saudi Arabia to avoid accountability. Terming the story as unfounded, he said Nawaz Sharif is visiting Kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to his longstanding relations with the Saudi Royal family as well as the head of the ruling party, a press release Sunday said. He further said record bears out that Nawaz Sharif holds all the institutions including the army and the superior courts in high esteem. There is no ban on the movement of Nawaz Sharif and therefore, the question of seeking any permission does not arise. Meanwhile, Interior minister Ahsan Iqbal has also denied reports which claimed that Sharif brothers’ visit to Saudi Arabia aims at striking a deal with the establishment.

Source: Pakistan Today December 31, 2017 16:36 UTC