There are still links between the PML-N and the military establishment, but Nawaz Sharif is adamant about his aggressive strategy. Shehzad Akbar, a key aide to PM Imran Khan, had recently said that while Shahbaz Sharif was in NAB custody, three PML-N leaders had met him and some media observers had hinted that Nawaz Sharif He is angry with the leaders of the league who had met Shahbaz Sharif in the NAB jail. Informed sources said that Nawaz Sharif was angry that the three non-league leaders had met Shahbaz Sharif at the "request" of a senior representative of the military establishment. The three leaders were Khawaja Asif, Ahsan Iqbal and Rana Tanveer Hussain.
Ansar Abbasi wrote that Ahsan Iqbal said that he had met his party president after informing Nawaz Sharif. He denied that Nawaz Sharif was angry with him, but also denied that his meeting had been arranged by the establishment. He said that he had requested a meeting with NAB, however, PML-N sources said that the PML-N delegation had a message for Shahbaz Sharif. Prior to this contact, an attempt was made to contact Nawaz Sharif who refused to open the door for those who came with a message from the Establishment. However, sources in the military establishment insisted that the meeting of the three Noon League leaders with Shahbaz Sharif was arranged after Suleiman Shahbaz contacted the military establishment. Suleiman Shahbaz had requested that the meeting be arranged.
According to the report, Barrister Shehzad Akbar when contacted said that three PML-N leaders met Shahbaz Sharif and this situation angered Nawaz Sharif but he refused to name the three PML-N leaders. "As far as I know, the three leaders have expressed their reservations against Nawaz Sharif's" aggressive behavior."
According to Shehzad Akbar, Nawaz Sharif is angry over why the three leaders met Shahbaz Sharif. He said that since then Nawaz Sharif has decided to control the party directly. Informed sources said that since then there have been several contacts between the military establishment and the leaders of Noon League but Nawaz Sharif has taken a stand. Not ready to soften. Unlike Bilawal Bhutto, Maryam Nawaz and Maulana Fazlur Rehman and other PDM leaders, Nawaz Sharif has started naming senior military officers and saying that these officers have taken their (Nawaz Sharif's) sentences from the Supreme Court. "Management" as well as "engineering" in favor of PTI and Imran Khan in the 2018 general elections.
According to the newspaper, Nawaz Sharif's tough stance has upset many people in the government, the establishment and even the Noon League. Contrary to Nawaz Sharif's stance, PPP and its chairperson Bilawal Bhutto are shifting their focus of criticism from the establishment to the Imran Khan government.
