U.S. secretary of state to meet opposition leader Nawaz Sharif in Islamabad

The U.S. 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.

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