Shahbaz visits Chaudhry Nisar

E-Paper | March 03, 2026

RAWALPINDI: Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Tuesday held a meeting with Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan at his Faizabad residence, it has been learnt.

The chief minister remained with Chaudhry Nisar for about four hours and discussed with him the political and security situation in the country with reference to the Pakistan Awami Tehreek’s anti -government campaign.

The chief minister arrived here by road from Lahore due to bad weather at about 2pm and later flew back to Lahore at about 6.30pm.

Chaudhry Nisar has continuously been absent from the parliament for the past one month. He even remained off the scene on Monday when the Senate unanimously approved the Protection of Pakistan Bill. The opposition protested over the continuous absence of the interior minister.

Chaudhry Nisar visited the Rawalpindi Institute of Cardiology two weeks ago where he underwent different medical check-ups.

Tuesday’s was the second such visit of Shahbaz Sharif at the residence of Chaudhry Nisar during the past one month.

Published in Dawn, July 2nd, 2014

TuQ

Pakistan

Amid Gulf turmoil, PM seeks space for diplomacy to work

Fire-hit Gul Plaza haunts young and old alike

Senate defers agenda to discuss evolving regional situation

daniel shiger

Jul 02, 2014 12:37pm

Whats the big deal. even if all the parliamentarians are there, the reality on the ground and the miserable life for the masses wont change anyway.

Recommend 0

baakhlaq

Jul 02, 2014 12:41pm

A blind man went to guide a blind man.

Recommend 0

Janderbari-Malikpur-Abbottabad

Jul 02, 2014 01:11pm

Ch Nisar is a man of principal but he should bear with the govt instead of revolt or disassociating himself from the govt. While governing a country more than 200million sheep you can face such heat!!

Recommend 0

Hussain

Jul 02, 2014 01:34pm

And you keep on picking the same guys over and over again to rule you!!!! What is wrong with you people?

Recommend 0

Khan

Jul 02, 2014 01:49pm

Nawaz uses his brother when in trouble or expecting trouble. I remember telephone call to Justice Qayyum still available on the net.

Recommend 0

Raja

Jul 02, 2014 01:51pm

Chaudhry Nisar is a good man, a good Interior Minister.

Recommend 0

I. Ahmed

Jul 02, 2014 02:14pm

By the looks of it, an in-house change in the offing with Nisar as PM? PML-N will remain PML-N in the coming days!!!

Recommend 0

Muhammed Ali

Jul 02, 2014 02:45pm

@Hussain Mr Hussain they are not here to RULE us they are here to SERVE us!!

Recommend 0

Azmat Khan

Jul 02, 2014 04:00pm

Chaudhry overworked in last regime.He over consumed his energies. Now he is badly deflated and fatigued.Better he should rest now.

Recommend 0

mohammadnoonnanna

Jul 02, 2014 04:14pm

@Muhammed Ali with personal interest over rule all the rules. Yest they are to SERVE US but with PERSONAL SERVICE.

Recommend 0

Naseema Perveen

Jul 02, 2014 05:38pm

not a big deal, does not make a difference.

Recommend 0

Khalid

Jul 02, 2014 09:26pm

Cheif Minister of Pujab spends4 hours with the minister of interior discussing the security situation in the country?. Looks like the responsibility of running the country is being shared between the loving brothers. How nice.

Recommend 0

Arif Khan.

Jul 03, 2014 12:03am

@Janderbari-Malikpur-Abbottabad You are disgracing & offending the Whole Nation,perhaps you are one of them, DAWN must take notice of such Writers.

Recommend 0

Ali

Jul 03, 2014 02:57am

@Raja yeah who is wasting tax payers money, this is not saas bahu drama, you either work or you resign

Recommend 0

IKE

Jul 04, 2014 06:30am

Showbaz is problem for his own brother, Nisar, Punjab and maybe Pakistan.