Chaudhry Nisar leaves for London to hold ‘key political meetings’

The former interior minister is also expected to undergo medical examination during the visit

RAWALPINDI: Former interior minister Chaudhary Nisar departed for London on Tuesday for a two-week visit to hold ‘important political meetings’.

Nisar flew via Pakistan International Airlines’ (PIA) flight PK-785 from Islamabad.  He is likely to return to Pakistan on February 25.

According to reports, Nisar is also expected to undergo medical examination during the visit.

Nisar had distanced himself from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) after developing differences with the party’s supremo Nawaz Sharif. The former interior minister had also refused to accept Nawaz’s daughter Maryam Nawaz as PML-N’s leader.



The senior politician had been advising former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to avoid a war of words with state institutions, cautioning him that it was not in the interest of the country.

The longtime party stalwart participated in the general elections of 2018 as an independent candidate but lost in NA-59 and NA-63, the latter being his home constituency.

Nisar was among the politicians who have consecutively been winning their seats since 1988. It was for the first time that he lost from his home constituency.