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Lebanese PM says seeking NRO for Sharif family was big mistake: Fawad

Lebanese PM says seeking NRO for Sharif family was big mistake: Fawad
February 11, 2019
ISLAMABAD (92 News) – Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Monday revealed that Lebanese Prime Minister (PM) Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri told PM Imran Khan that seeking National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) for the Sharif family from Pervez Musharraf was his big mistake. Fawad Chaudhry took his twitter and revealed the discussions between PM Imran Khan and the Lebanese prime minister during the meeting on sidelines of World Government Summit. He said that discussed the speculations of any NRO-like deal with Sharif, on which, Harriri said it was his mistake to request the former military ruler to strike a deal with Sharif. “The Sharif family did not fulfil it’s commitment due to which I faced embarrassment,” the minister said while quoting the Lebanon prime minister.  
PM meets Lebanon PM on sidelines of World Govt Summit
It is pertinent to mention here that PM Imran Khan had met Prime Minister of Lebanon Saad El-Din Rafik Al-Hariri on the sidelines of World Government Summit in Dubai.
 
Fawad, Ahsan Iqbal exchanges words on twitter
Earlier today, Fawad Chaudhry and Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) senior leader Ahsan Iqbal had an exchange on Twitter. Iqbal shared the story of Moody’s changing Pakistan banking system outlook to negative with the following comment: “Unfortunately aftershocks of political engineered crisis continue to impact our economy adversely.” Responding to the former interior minister, the information minister tweeted that that the consequences and curse left by Iqbal’s party would remain for some time. “Your long stints in power were not without consequences, your curse will remain for some time but we will be out to the mess you guys created.”