PML-N recommends four names for caretaker Punjab CM

Dunya News

A breakthrough in the matter is expected in a meeting tomorrow.

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday recommended four names for the interim chief minister of Punjab.

The names finalized by the party are former Director General of the Intelligence Bureau Aftab Sultan, former Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Zakaullah, Justice (retd.) Sair Ali and former Inspector General Police Punjab Tariq Saleem Dogar.

A breakthrough in the matter is expected in a meeting between Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif and Leader of Opposition in Punjab Assembly Mahmood-ur-Rasheed.

Earlier, PTI again took a U-turn on the issue and once again replaced the name of Orya Maqbool and proposed Ayaz Amir for the top slot.

PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry took to the Twitter to propose the names of Ayaz Amir, Dr Hassan Askari and Yaqoob Tahir, while party leader Mahmood-ur-Rasheed had given the names of Orya Maqbool Jan and Yaqoob Tahir to the media.

Rasheed will meet Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan in Islamabad and will brief him over the names acceptable to the leadership.

Talking to Dunya News, he said that the time for meeting with Sharif tomorrow will be decided till the evening.