LAHORE: A meeting of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan is under way in Lahore on Saturday, DawnNews reported.
The meeting, which is being held at the premier's Raiwind residence, was also attended by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
Speaking to Nisar, the premier alluded to the interior minister's reservations and said that the latter gets easily upset. To this, the minister responded by saying "we are only upset with those close to us".
Sources privy to the details emerging from the meeting said Nisar complained that the prime minister had not taken him into confidence over crucial decisions. Upon this, the premier said that the minister should let go of his grievances and return to work.
The conversation took a lighter tone when both exchanged smiles over the prime minister's reference to his telephone calls that Nisar had apparently not been taking.
During the meeting, the country's political situation as well as matters of mutual interest were discussed.
Shahbaz had brought the interior minister to Lahore today for a meeting with the premier.
PM Nawaz had chaired a meeting of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leadership yesterday which was skipped by Nisar over some misunderstandings.
Reports of a rift in the PML-N have been circulating in the media according to which differences have developed between the party leadership and Nisar.
Party sources claimed that besides being unhappy over the government’s handling of the case of Pervez Musharraf, the minister was also jittery over non-allocation of funds for the internal security policy in the federal budget.
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