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NEW DELHI: The parliamentary party of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Wednesday formally nominated Shehbaz Sharif for Prime Minister of the coalition Government.
Shehbaz,72, had earlier led coalition government for 16 months till August 2023 before the caretaker government took over following the announcement of general elections.
Chaired by the party supremo and Shehbaz Sharif’s elder brother Nawaz Sharif, PML-N‘s parliamentary members’ meeting was held in Islamabad.
“Nawaz officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the posts of prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly. The parliamentary party endorsed Shehbaz’s name and also reposed its full confidence in the leadership of Nawaz,” PML-N central deputy secretary Attaullah Tarar said in an official statement after the meeting.
The nomination of Shahbaz Sharif for Prime Ministership came as a surprise for many inside and outside party as his elder brother Nawaz Sharif was himself eyeing on taking the oath as the Prime Minster of Pakistan for the record fourth time.
National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has called the session on Thursday after president Dr Arif Alvi, known for his closeness to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Refused to do so.
Khan’s PTI-backed independents have emerged as the largest number of winners followed by PML-N and PPP. However, Khan has alleged that the February 8 elections were the most controversial and rigged polls in the country’s history.
He has accused the PML-N-Paksitan Peoples Party post-poll alliance, which also has four other parties, as “mandate thieves” set to form the government in the Centre.
The PML-N has the full backing of the military establishment to form the government both in the Centre and Punjab province.
As part of the PML-N-PPP alliance deal, it was decided that Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz would be the chief minister of Punjab province. Maryam, the political heir of Nawaz, took oath on Monday and became the first woman chief minister of any province in the country.
The other part of the deal was that PPP’s senior leader former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari would be getting the President’s post.
Khan’s PTI-backed independents have emerged as the largest number of winners followed by PML-N and PPP. However, Khan has alleged that the February 8 elections were the most controversial and rigged polls in the country’s history.
As per the Constitution, a party must win 133 out of 265 contested seats in the 266-member National Assembly to form a government. Independent candidates – a majority backed by 71-year-old Khan’s PTI party – won 93 National Assembly seats. The PML-N won 75 seats while the PPP came third with 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has 17 seats.
Shehbaz,72, had earlier led coalition government for 16 months till August 2023 before the caretaker government took over following the announcement of general elections.
Chaired by the party supremo and Shehbaz Sharif’s elder brother Nawaz Sharif, PML-N‘s parliamentary members’ meeting was held in Islamabad.
“Nawaz officially nominated his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif and party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for the posts of prime minister and speaker of the National Assembly. The parliamentary party endorsed Shehbaz’s name and also reposed its full confidence in the leadership of Nawaz,” PML-N central deputy secretary Attaullah Tarar said in an official statement after the meeting.
The nomination of Shahbaz Sharif for Prime Ministership came as a surprise for many inside and outside party as his elder brother Nawaz Sharif was himself eyeing on taking the oath as the Prime Minster of Pakistan for the record fourth time.
National Assembly speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has called the session on Thursday after president Dr Arif Alvi, known for his closeness to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, Refused to do so.
Khan’s PTI-backed independents have emerged as the largest number of winners followed by PML-N and PPP. However, Khan has alleged that the February 8 elections were the most controversial and rigged polls in the country’s history.
He has accused the PML-N-Paksitan Peoples Party post-poll alliance, which also has four other parties, as “mandate thieves” set to form the government in the Centre.
The PML-N has the full backing of the military establishment to form the government both in the Centre and Punjab province.
As part of the PML-N-PPP alliance deal, it was decided that Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz would be the chief minister of Punjab province. Maryam, the political heir of Nawaz, took oath on Monday and became the first woman chief minister of any province in the country.
The other part of the deal was that PPP’s senior leader former Pakistan president Asif Ali Zardari would be getting the President’s post.
Khan’s PTI-backed independents have emerged as the largest number of winners followed by PML-N and PPP. However, Khan has alleged that the February 8 elections were the most controversial and rigged polls in the country’s history.
As per the Constitution, a party must win 133 out of 265 contested seats in the 266-member National Assembly to form a government. Independent candidates – a majority backed by 71-year-old Khan’s PTI party – won 93 National Assembly seats. The PML-N won 75 seats while the PPP came third with 54 seats. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has 17 seats.
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