Nawaz Sharif arrives in US on four-day visit

Sharif is scheduled to be US President Obama at the White House on Thursday

Pakistan President Nawaz Sharif
Press Trust of India Washington
Last Updated : Oct 21 2015 | 9:36 AM IST
Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif arrived here on a four-day official visit to the US today.

Scheduled to meet President Barack Obama at the White House on Thursday, Sharif was received at the Andrews Airforce Base by the Assistant Secretary of State Peter Selfridge.

Sharif was accompanied by his wife Kulsoom Nawaz, daughter Maryam Nawaz, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar and his special assistant on foreign affairs, Tariq Fatemi.

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In addition to his meeting with Obama, Sharif is scheduled to meet Secretary of State John Kerry, and other senior officials of the administration.

He would also be addressing a meeting of US-Pakistan Business Council and interact with the think-tank community at the US Institute of Peace.

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First Published: Oct 21 2015 | 2:07 AM IST

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