After spending several days in London, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif boarded a plane for Pakistan late on Friday.
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was scheduled to return to Pakistan at the end of a two-day visit to Egypt where he addressed the COP27 global climate summit.
Despite posting a message on social media site Twitter, announcing the end of his visit to Egypt, thanking the hosts for their hospitality and returning to Pakistan, Shahbaz suddenly decided to move elsewhere.
Instead of returning to Pakistan, he went to London.
There, he held at least four rounds of consultations with the party leadership, including ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) Vice President Maryam Nawaz.
Federal Minister for Defense Khawaja Asif also joined him in London for at least one of these consultations, while Federal Minister for Finance Ishaq Dar joined the prime minister for the final round but did so virtually.
After completing consultations with the senior leadership of the ruling party, especially Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz left for Pakistan on Friday evening.
Before leaving to meet Nawaz Sharif, the two brothers hugged and kissed each other and wished each other well.
What Will Happen Now?
Shahbaz will reach Pakistan on Saturday morning.
If not immediately, the results of the consultation – in the form of negotiations and other activities between coalition partners – are expected to emerge by the end of the week.
