- Shah says Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to go to UK to see his ailing wife
ISLAMABAD: Opposition leader in National Assembly Syed Khurshid Shah shared his thoughts on a surprise one-on-one meeting between Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar, which took place at the Supreme Court building.
Speaking on a TV talk show, he said that although there was nothing ‘extraordinary’ in such a meeting, the timing of such a happening was unusual and would fuel speculation in the current climate. “There were similar meetings between the prime minister and the chief justice during our tenure as well,” he said.
Shah said that the timing of the meeting, however, was unusual and would fuel speculation and doubts in the prevailing climate. “There are many ongoing cases against the government,” he said. On Nawaz Sharif’s recent comments about the ‘Memogate’ case, he said that the former prime minister had told him a few months ago that he made a mistake by becoming part of the case against the PPP government and Husain Haqqani.
The opposition leader prayed for the recovery of the ailing Begum Kulsoom Nawaz and said that Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to go to the United Kingdom to see his wife. “There should not be any double standards. Nawaz Sharif should be allowed to go abroad. Not allowing him to do so will generate more sympathy for him,” he said.
Expressing his concern at the worsening depreciation of the rupee, the PPP leader said that the prime minister should invite the opposition for talks on the economic crisis, adding that his party would attend the talks if invited. “The dollar will rise between Rs 120 and Rs 122 by June,” he said.
“This is what happens when you grow the economy on debts,” he said. Shah said that he has asked PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari to summon a core meeting to discuss the matter of a caretaker prime minister. He said that he has a name in mind for caretaker prime minister and that he has also talked to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf about it.
