PM Abbasi, Shehbaz meet Nawaz Sharif in Lahore

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Lahore Monday morning, after which he called on former premier and Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif. 

Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif received the prime minister at the airport. 

Following his arrival, the premier departed for Jati Umra, Nawaz Sharif's residence, along with Shehbaz on a helicopter.

Sources said the meeting saw discussions on the country's political situation, party affairs and strategy for the upcoming elections, among other issues.  

Sources said that later, Federal Railways Minister Saad Rafique joined the meeting, where the party leaders also discussed their plan to deal with the joint opposition protest starting on Wednesday. 

The protest, a brainchild of Pakistan Awami Tehreek chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, will be held on January 17.

The country's largest opposition parties, the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, have agreed to join the protest which calls for the dismissal of the PML-N government. 

After the meeting ended, the premier flew back to Islamabad. 

Sources informed that former finance minister Shaukat Tarin also attended the meeting.