Brother meets Nawaz Sharif in jail\, apprises him of India-Pak tension

Brother meets Nawaz Sharif in jail, apprises him of India-Pak tension

ANI  |  Asia 

Muslim League -chief has met his brother and former of Sharif in the and apprised him of tension between and

Sharif was shifted to on February 15 after he complained of fever, stomachache and However, he was later moved to the jail after last week rejected his petition seeking bail on medical grounds.

Relations between and Pakistan reached a new low following the Pulwama terror attack and subsequent strike by (IAF) deep inside Pakistan.

Soon after the IAF strike, urged to refrain from plunging the region into war.

On February 14, around 40 CRPF personnel were killed after a terrorist affiliated to Pakistan-sponsored terror organisation pounded an IED laden vehicle into the security forces convoy.

12 days after the attack, India in its "non-military" "pre-emptive" strike targeted in Balakot in Pakistan and in which a large number of terrorists are believed to have been killed.

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First Published: Sun, March 03 2019. 12:41 IST