اردو
  • Nawaz tries to establish 'urgent contact' with UAE's counterpart

    Nawaz Sharif Nawaz Sharif

    The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday wrote a letter to the Embassy of United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Islamabad, a copy of which is available with source, seeking an arrangement for an urgent telephonic contact between Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Makhtoum.

    "Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif wishes to urgently speak to Shaikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Makhtoum over the telephone," read the letter.

    The diplomatic cable surfaced at a time when the prime minister was already in hot water over the Panamagate scandal.

    The report, submitted to the apex court by the joint investigation team tasked with probing into the financial affairs of the first family, suggested that a reference should be filed with the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) against PM Sharif and his three children in connection with their offshore assets.

    Opposition parties have also been mounting pressure upon the ruling party for the resignation of the premier. However, the prime minister has vowed that he would not bow down before any such demand.

    The letter also highlighted that the Embassy of Pakistan in Abu Dhabi has already contacted the UAE authorities in this regard.

    A credible source told source that the letter drafted on July 12, has been handed over to a UAE envy by DG Middle East in person on Thursday. The letter was written after failed attempts by the Pakistani diplomatic channels in UAE in this regard, the source said.

    The diplomatic letter sought the assistance of the embassy for the "earliest confirmation of a convenient time slot to make this telephone call, today." However, the source informed the source that no such contact has been made till Thursday evening.