Asia-Pacific

Hillary Clinton to meet opposition leader in Islamabad

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2011-05-27 15:39

ISLAMABAD - The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who arrived in Islamabad on Friday for talks with the Pakistani leadership will also meet Pakistan's largest opposition party leader Nawaz Sharif, said a spokesman of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N).

Nawaz Sharif has reached Islamabad from Murree, a resort city some 40 kilometers northeast of Islamabad, for the scheduled meeting with Hillary, spokesman of PML-N Sadiq Ul Farooq told Xinhua correspondent over telephone.

Hillary has held a meeting with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari Friday morning and she will also hold meetings with the Pakistani Prime Minister and the Army Chief during her short visit here.