Nawaz Sharif... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf...
on Tuesday evening met his political foe at the hospital to soften up pre-election bitterness.
Sharif presented a flower bouquet to Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf
...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is
Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations....
(PTI) chief Imran Khan
... aka
Taliban Khan, who who convinced himself that playing cricket qualified him to lead a nuclear-armed nation with severe personality problems...
at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital in Lahore.
The cricket legend-turned politician had sustained injuries on his head and back when he fell off the lifter during a public rally in Lahore last week.
Speaking to media representatives after the meeting, Nawaz Sharif said the meeting took place in "good environment."
"Hopefully he will resume his work soon. Thanks to God he is safe and well, and I'm happy he is recovering," he said.
"We both emphasized on forgetting all bitterness that existed among our ranks......I congratulated Mr Khan on bagging many seats in the elections," said the PML-N chief.
There should be a friendly cricket match between us now, said the joyful Nawaz. He said that he will meet the PTI chief again once he recovers fully from his injuries.
"We all want progress and prosperity of Pakistain."
On a query regarding JUI-F chief
Maulana Fazlur RehmanDeobandi holy man, known as
Mullah Dieselduring the war against the Soviets, his sympathies for the Taliban have never been tempered by honesty ...
's reservations on poll results, he said, "We respect mandate of all political parties and they should do the same."
Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz had issued sympathetic statements to their competitor in Punjab immediately following the incident. They prayed for swift recovery of Khan.
The PML-N chief, in rare goodwill gesture, had also asked his party workers to immediately halt the media advertisements against Imran Khan. Sharif's party had suspended its electioneering for a day as well.
Despite bagging enough national and Punjab seats to form governments on his own, the PML-N chief had announced to accommodate all political forces including PTI and MQM for the larger interest of the country.