ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif summoned a key meeting of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) during which discussions on negotiations with the Taliban and former president Pervez Musharraf’s request to travel abroad were discussed, DawnNews reported.

Sources said that Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan and Information Minister Pervez Rashid attended the meeting held in the federal capital.

Progress on ongoing peace talks with the Taliban and the future course of action to be adopted in this regard were discussed.

Moreover, the meeting also deliberated upon the possible request by former military dictator Musharraf to remove his name from the Exit Control List to travel abroad in order to meet his ailing mother.

Separately, a high-level security meeting convened by the premier, was scheduled for today afternoon, to discuss the Musharraf issue, talks with the Taliban and other issues pertaining to national security.

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