LAHORE: Asad Junejo met Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umra palace on Thursday and announced his decision to join the PML-N.
Asad is the son of former prime minister Muhammad Khan Junejo. Interestingly, Nawaz hailed Junejo’s sacking by dictator Ziaul Haq in 1988.
Nawaz said Sindh was very close to his heart like other federating units. He said he has great love and affection for the people of Sindh which is a land of Sufis and Qalandars. Nawaz said that Junejo’s joining to PML-N would help strengthen the party. He accepted Asad’s invitation to visit Sindh.
Asad said that stability of Pakistan is linked with PML-N and Nawaz is a guarantor of development, prosperity and security of the country. He said the people of Sindh are looking towards Nawaz for the resolution of their problems. Nawaz praised the services of Muhammad Khan Junejo for the country and expressed the confidence that PML-N would achieve a big success in the 2018 elections.
Published in Daily Times, August 25th 2017.
