Pak army chief meets Sharif to discuss political turmoil

August 28, 2014 19:03

For the second time in three days, Pakistan's powerful Army Chief Raheel Sharif today met beleaguered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to discuss the over two weeks-long political turmoil in the country.

The government did not issue any details of the meeting but after their previous meeting on Tuesday, the PM's office had said they agreed on the need for a quick resolution of the deadlock.

Political stalemate has continued for the last two weeks with Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf and cleric Tahir-ul-Qadri's Pakistan Awami Tehreek refusing to budge from their demand of the Prime Minister's resignation over allegations of rigging in last year's general election and killing of 14 PAT supporters in Lahore on June 17.

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