Negative comments that I’ve made regarding Shehbaz Sharif are incorrect: Nawaz

Islamabad, Aug 26 : PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif has dissociated himself from "negative comments" about his younger brother and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, expressing hope that the premier would steer the country out of the challenging circumstances facing the country currently, media reports said.

"The negative comments attributed to me about PM Shehbaz Sharif are misleading and incorrect," Nawaz said in a late night tweet on Thursday, without elaborating what comments he was referring to, Dawn reported.

The former Prime Minister added that he remained hopeful that "sincere and tireless efforts by SS (Shehbaz Sharif) under the most challenging circumstances will bear fruit and he will steer the country out of the mess created by Imran Khan".Nawazs clarification comes amid indications of an internal rift within the party, Dawn reported.

Negative Comments Attributed To Me About Shehbaz Sharif Incorrect: Nawaz-Interna

Signs of the purported friction were visible as early as May, less than two months into the PML-N coalition coming to power following the ouster of former prime minister Imran Khan through a no-confidence vote.PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz, who was once seen as the party supremos heir apparent, had openly endorsed at a May 19 rally in Sargodha Imrans demand for fresh elections while the new coalition setup was struggling in the face of an economic crisis.

రామ్ చరణ్ తో తీసే మూవీ పక్కా హిట్.. మెగా ఫ్యాన్స్ కు బుచ్చిబాబు హామీ ఇదే!...

At the Sargodha rally, Maryam had been of the view that it was wiser to opt for fresh elections than burden the masses with price hikes.Maryams remarks had come a day after the ruling coalition decided to complete its term, which ends in August 2023.

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More recently, there were reports of Nawaz Sharif being upset over the PML-Ns loss in the crucial by-polls on 20 seats of the Punjab Assembly - a defeat that paved the way for his party to lose the countrys most populous province to the PTI, Dawn reported.Shehbazs son and Punjabs embattled Chief Minister at the time, Hamza Shehbaz, left for London earlier this month to reportedly give an explanation to Nawaz Sharif for the PML-Ns loss in the by-polls and him losing the CMs office to Parvez Elahi, the joint candidate of the PTI-PML-Q alliance.

"Hamza will have to satisfy his uncle for his poor performance being the CM and his fathers flawed strategy in the face of Khans aggressive campaign during the by-polls," a PML-N insider told Dawn.Conjecture about rifts in the PML-N found further ground after the Shehbaz government announced yet another increase in the price of petrol on August 15.Following the raise, Maryam tweeted that Nawaz had strongly opposed the decision and even said he couldnt burden the people further and that he was not in favour of the decision.

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