COLOMBO (Staff Report) – As Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is scheduled to fly back home today (Wednesday) after completion of his three-day official tour to Sri Lanka, there are speculations that he may make a stopover in New Delhi just like his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi did on Christmas Day.
According to senior journalist Hamid Mir, who is accompanying the premier during the Sri Lanka visit, several Indian journalists have been speculating that Nawaz Sharif will visit New Delhi on his way back to Islamabad this evening. However no official confirmation has been out yet, he said in tweet.
Many Indian friends speculating that PM Nawaz Sharif will make a stop over in Delhi but officials around him not confirming anything
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirGEO) January 6, 2016
In another tweet Mir shared a picture that showed Nawaz Sharif planting a tree in famous Royal Botanical Garden in Sri Lankan city in Kandy. The premier was now flying to Colombo according to him.
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirGEO) January 6, 2016
PM Nawaz Sharif visited a temple in Kandy and planted a tree in the famous Royal Botanical Garden now going back to Colombo
— Hamid Mir (@HamidMirGEO) January 6, 2016
Earlier on Tuesday Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif phoned Indian premier Narendra Modi and offered him assistance in investigation and action against terrorists involved in Pathankot airbase attack.
