PML-N nominates Shehbaz Sharif as its PM candidate
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the PML-N Central Working Committee.
LAHORE (DunyaNews) – The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Monday nominated Shehbaz Sharif as its parliamentary leader and candidate for the office of the prime minister.
The decision in this regard was taken during a meeting of the PML-N Central Working Committee presided over by party president Shehbaz Sharif which discussed current polticial scenario in the centre and Punjab.
Former information minister Marrium Aurangzeb told media after the meeting the party was in contact with independent MPA-elects, adding that PML-N would not engage in horse trading.
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On Saturday, the joint oppositon also decided to field the former Punjab chief minister as their candidate for the PM s slot. The Pakistan People s Party (PPP) has already nominated Khursheed Shah for the post of National Assembly speaker.
The joint opposition announced to stage protest against election results on August 8 in Islamabad and on August 9 across the country.
The leaders named the opposition as ‘Pakistan Alliance for Free and Fair Election’ and also finalised the candidates for prime minister, speaker and deputy speaker posts.
General Election
On July 25, millions of Pakistanis voted to elect a new government and prime minister in a peaceful elections held in free, fair and transparent manner.
Around 800,000 police and military forces were stationed at more than 85,000 polling stations across the country as the voting took place.
Pakistan is a country of approximately 207 million people, out of which the number of registered voters are about 106 million.
The voting for the Pakistan election, which took place between 8:00 am local time (8:30 am IST) and 6:00 pm (6:30 pm IST), saw more than 3,000 candidates contesting for 272 general seats of the National Assembly, while some 8,000 candidates ran for 577 general seats of the four provincial assemblies - Punjab, Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.
The PTI took the decisive lead by winning 116 seats against former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and former President Asif Zardari s Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) which won 64 and 43 seats, respectively.
Besides these three major parties, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Pakistan won 13 seats, Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan six seats, Pakistan Muslim League and Balochistan Awami Party four seats each, Balochistan National Party and Grand Democratic Alliance two seats each, Awami Muslim League Pakistan, Awami National Party, Jamhoori Wattan Party and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaniat one seat each.
