ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani and Chief of Army Staff General (COAS) Ashfaq Parvez Kayani held an informal meeting in Makkah in Saudi Arabia as both had come to attend funeral prayer of late Saudi Crown Prince Nayef bin Abdul Aziz on Monday.
The meeting was held in the hotel room of the prime minister and they exchanged views on the issues of mutual interest. Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khursheed Shah was also present during the meeting.The COAS did not book room in hotel while Prime Minister Gilani stayed in the executive suite of the Hilton Hotel, which charged Rs87,000 per night.