“Why are you guys here in such huge number?” he asked the journalists in a lighter vein before the press briefing. This conveys the message that there’s been no such deal whatsoever.” The source said Sharif might hold a media briefing in Lahore either separately or along with Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif on their Saudi visit. It’s high time to draw some lessons.”Talking earlier outside the accountability court, Sharif said the coming general elections would be a referendum on his disqualification through a Supreme Court judgment. He said Iqama was just a visa but an elected prime minister was thrown out of his office because of imaginary salary without giving him the benefit of doubt. Sharif said those who had spread speculation about his visit to Saudi Arabia had done injustice to the country and it was very irresponsible on their part.

Source: The Express Tribune January 03, 2018 13:41 UTC