PM cautions against spoilers of talks

Published July 9, 2015
OSLO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg meet players of girls cricket teams at Furuset Sports Hall on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sharif visited the century-old hall to watch a friendly match between local Falken Cricket Club and Girls’ Friends Cricket Club which largely comprise schoolgirls of Pakistani origin and Norwegian children. Ms Solberg had invited Mr Sharif for the event. The prime minister complimented her for promoting sports activities. Talking to parents of the players
OSLO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg meet players of girls cricket teams at Furuset Sports Hall on Wednesday. Prime Minister Sharif visited the century-old hall to watch a friendly match between local Falken Cricket Club and Girls’ Friends Cricket Club which largely comprise schoolgirls of Pakistani origin and Norwegian children. Ms Solberg had invited Mr Sharif for the event. The prime minister complimented her for promoting sports activities. Talking to parents of the players

OSLO: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif described on Wednesday the meeting held between Afghan authorities and the Taliban in Murree as a breakthrough and said it was an ‘overt’ and not a ‘covert’ meeting.

Talking to the press, the premier said it was very important as he had also discussed with the Norwegian prime minister that “this process has to succeed”.

Mr Sharif said there could be certain spoilers, but “we should make sure and it is also the obligation of international community, not only Afghanistan, Pakistan and other parties,...that nobody tries to derail this process”.

Published in Dawn, July 9th, 2015

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