LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari will meet former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday to inquire about his health.
The Punjab Home Department has permitted the PPP chairman to meet the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo jailed at Kot Lakhpat jail after approving his formal request for the meeting.
The Punjab Home Department also informed the PPP leadership regarding the development.
Punjab CM’s Spokesman Shahbaz Gill said that Bilawal will be allowed to meet Nawaz Sharif in accordance with jail regulations. The spokesperson clarified that the Punjab government has no objections over the meeting and it issued directives to jail administration in this regard.
Sources said that the PPP chairman wanted to meet the imprisoned PML-N supremo on Saturday but it was postponed following Bilawal’s busy schedule.
Earlier in the day, the PPP chairman forwarded a formal application to the Punjab Home Department seeking permission of the authorities to meet the PML-N supremo on Saturday.
It was stated in the letter that Bilawal wanted to inquire about the health of Nawaz Sharif. Bilawal will be accompanied by Qamar Zaman Kaira, Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Jamil Soomro, the letter stated.
