PM cuts short UK visit, due to return home today

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LONDON: The Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Sunday is due to return home today, cutting short his visit to Britain.

The PM expressed deep grief over the loss of precious lives after an oil tanker caught fire and exploded in claiming at least  140 lives in Bahawalpur’s Ahmedpur East town on Sunday (today) morning.

Earlier during the day, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry criticised prime minister Nawaz Sharif for enjoying holidays in London while the country was in a state of distress experiencing back to back tragedies .

While talking to members of the press after offering Eid prayers in a mosque in central London, the premier said the National Action Plan had significantly reduced the incidents of terrorism in the country. He added that peace and stability are slowing returning to the country.

He further informed that he met with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and both leaders mutually agreed on a few matters.“We are working to make our relations with Afghanistan better,” the prime minister said.