LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-N Quaid Mian Nawaz Sharif could not fly to Islamabad due to bad weather conditions and postponed his scheduled meeting with British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs David Miliband, and instead flew to China for treatment of his ailing wife, Kalsoom Nawaz, on Saturday. He will stay in China for eight days.
Spokesman for Nawaz Sharif Dr Asif Kirmani confirmed to our sources the PML-N chief had scheduled a meeting with David Miliband, but he could not fly to Islamabad due to the bad weather.
The PML-N sources say there were other reasons for the postponement of the meeting. They believe Miliband had arrived in Islamabad with the agenda of persuading Nawaz Sharif to meet President Asif Zardari without setting any preconditions.
Sources said President Zardari was making desperate efforts to make possible his meeting with Nawaz Sharif just to fortify his weakening position.
Insiders claimed Zardari had sought the support of diplomatic circles, considered to be close to the Sharif family, to persuade Nawaz to meet him unconditionally. Saudi Ambassador Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeers meeting with Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad last week was also part of these efforts, but it failed to produce results, as the PML-N head stuck to his guns.
Spokesman for Nawaz Sharif Dr Asif Kirmani confirmed to our sources the PML-N chief had scheduled a meeting with David Miliband, but he could not fly to Islamabad due to the bad weather.
The PML-N sources say there were other reasons for the postponement of the meeting. They believe Miliband had arrived in Islamabad with the agenda of persuading Nawaz Sharif to meet President Asif Zardari without setting any preconditions.
Sources said President Zardari was making desperate efforts to make possible his meeting with Nawaz Sharif just to fortify his weakening position.
Insiders claimed Zardari had sought the support of diplomatic circles, considered to be close to the Sharif family, to persuade Nawaz to meet him unconditionally. Saudi Ambassador Abdul Aziz Al-Ghadeers meeting with Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad last week was also part of these efforts, but it failed to produce results, as the PML-N head stuck to his guns.
