PM did not attend security briefing as Shahbaz would have walked out if he did: Fawad By Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry. File photo Chaudhry says PM Imran decided not to attend to allow Opposition Leader Shahbaz Sharif to attend briefing. Shahbaz Sharif had threatened to not attend had the prime minister shown up, Fawad claims. Pakistan committed to peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan, Fawad reiterates. ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Friday commented on the prime minister's absence from the military and intelligence leadership's briefing on national security, Afghanistan and Kashmir to parliamentary leaders, claiming that the premier had not attended the briefing to accommodate the leader of opposition.