 "Pakistan: PML-N formally nominates Shehbaz Sharif for Prime Minister post")
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary party on Wednesday officially nominated Shehbaz Sharif for the position of Prime Minister, along with the proposal for him to lead a coalition government.
The party also nominated senior leader Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the role of Speaker. The announcement comes a day before the inaugural session of the new National Assembly, which is scheduled to take place on Thursday, following the general elections held on February 8.
“The PML-N parliamentary members meeting was held in Islamabad with the party supremo Nawaz Sharif in the chair on Wednesday. Nawaz officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the posts of prime minister and speaker of National Assembly,” PML-N central deputy secretary Attaullah Tarar said in a statement after the meeting.
He said that the parliamentary party endorsed the name of Shehbaz Sharif, 72, for the post of Prime Minister. It also reposed its full confidence in the leadership of the three-time former prime minister and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, he added.
Outgoing National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has called the National Assembly session for Thursday after President Dr Arif Alvi refused.
With inputs from PTI.
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