PM Shehbaz leaves for UK to attend King Charles coronation
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has departed for the United Kingdom from Lahore on Wednesday to take part in the coronation ceremony of King Charles III, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.
The prime minister will stay in Britain for three days during which he will attend the Commonwealth leaders' summit as well as engage with other world leaders bilaterally.
He would also hold meeting with his elder brother and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif in London.
According to sources, the prime minister held the wide-ranging consultations with his cabinet ministers yesterday. The sources believed that the exercise was a part of his preparations for the London visit.
Besides, Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Director General, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum, also held a meeting with PM Sharif at the Prime Minister’s Office on Tuesday and briefed him on the national and regional security matters.
On his Twitter handle, PM Shehbaz Sharif wrote: “Leaving for the UK today to represent Pakistan at the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III. The UK-Pakistan relations are rooted in shared history & multifaceted bonds that have grown stronger over the decades. The British monarch & the royal family have been great friends of Pakistan. I will also use the opportunity to attend the Commonwealth leaders' summit as well as engage with other world leaders bilaterally.”
Leaving for the UK today to represent Pakistan at the the coronation ceremony of His Majesty King Charles III. The UK-Pakistan relations are rooted in shared history & multifaceted bonds that have grown stronger over the decades. The British monarch & the royal family have been…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) May 3, 2023
Reporter Rao Dilshad