PM Shehbaz Meets Nawaz Sharif at Jati Umra, Discusses Petroleum Relief

Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met former prime minister and PML-N president Nawaz Sharif at Jati Umra. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz were also present at the meeting.

According to sources, the overall political, economic and security situation of the country was discussed in detail during the meeting.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif briefed Nawaz Sharif on steps taken to provide relief on petroleum product prices, while reducing inflation and providing relief to the public were also discussed.

The internal and external security situation of the country was also discussed during the meeting, while the matter of differences with Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), also came under consideration.

According to sources, complete agreement was reached during the meeting that the government’s primary priority is to further reduce the rate of inflation and, in particular, to provide relief to the poorer sections that people can feel in practice.

On this occasion, Nawaz Sharif directed Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to accelerate ongoing measures for economic stability and to take forward public welfare projects on a priority basis.