PM arrives in US on six-day private visit

WASHINGTON: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has arrived in the United States on a six-day private visit. It is the first time since his assuming the office in August last Prime Minister Abbasi has opted to avail break.

The Prime Minister landed in Pennsylvania. He will be attending his younger sister who underwent sensitive surgery in Philadelphia. He will be having brief stopover in London on his return journey on Sunday next where he will be visiting ailing spouse of the former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, said the sources.

He will look after his sister himself at the hospital. It is expected that the prime minister’s another sister Senator Sadia Abbasi will also leave for the US in a couple of days as she will have to apply for a visa after surrendering her American nationality. She gave up her US nationality before submitting nomination papers for contesting Senate seat. The issuance of a visa will take some time due to which she will not be able to be with her sister on the day of operation.