Hopeful to resolve matter between Ch Nisar, party: Saad Rafique

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Saad Rafique said Shehbaz Sharif will meet Chaudhry Nisar today as well.

LAHORE (Dunya News) – Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique on Thursday said that he is hopeful to resolve matter between Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar with party leadership.

The minister said that Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) Shehbaz Sharif will meet Chaudhry Nisar today as well.

On the other hand, spokesperson to Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan revealed that the minister was excluded and not made part of consultative meetings after he voiced his stance on key issues.

He said that the interior minister needs an explanation off the party over the seclusion he was subjected to.

Earlier, Punjab CM Shehbaz Sharif, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Saad Rafique met Chaudhry Nisar to clear the air within the spheres of PML-N.

In a meeting at Punjab House in the capital, the top-tier of the ruling party attempted to allegedly mend the ties and reverse the damage.

The sole purpose of the gathering, sources reported that was to listen to his concerns so that he could end his ‘rift’ with the party leadership.

Statement of the spokesperson has come in after Nisar announced to address a press conference twice before but could not address the issue. Once out of an ailment and on Monday due to a suicide blast in Lahore that claimed 26 lives and left over 50 injured.

He refrained from indulging in a political talk on Monday and expressed grief on the loss of lives in Lahore. However, the minister said that he would hold a press conference to address the issue soon.