ISLAMABAD – Just days before completion of the five-year tenure of the current National Assembly, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday started farewell meetings.
On the first day of his farewell meetings, Sharif invited the top brass of the Pakistan Army to the Prime Minister House and hosted a dinner for them. Services chiefs of the Pakistan Army attended the dinner.
Speaking on the occasion, Prime Minister Sharif praised the services chiefs for their services to the nation and the country. He said that Pakistan’s efforts for elimination of terrorism are commendable. He said the government and the people of Pakistan stand by the armed forces of Pakistan.
Sharif praised Army Chief General Asim Munir’s role in creation of the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC). He said that Pakistan would come out of the economic crisis very soon.
In a related development, the prime minister has invited parliamentarians and various political leaders to a dinner on Thursday. On this occasion, the prime minister will also hold consultations with the political leadership of the country on the upcoming elections.
As the National Assembly is going to complete its tenure on August 12, Sharif will dissolve the assembly before August 1 or the assembly will stand dissolved automatically on August 12 and bring the 16-month rule of the Sharif-led coalition government of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) to an end.
