Khaqan, Khursheed, Rashid get nomination papers for PM election
The National Assembly will meet on Tuesday to elect new Prime Minister.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The National Assembly Secretariat has started the process for issuing nomination papers for the election of new Prime Minister after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by Supreme Court on Friday on corruption charges.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan ousted Sharif Friday after an investigation into corruption allegations against him and his family, bringing his historic third term in power to an unceremonious end
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Sheikh Rashid of Awami Muslim League (AML) backed by Pakistan Tehrkee-i-Insaf (PTI) visited the office of National Assembly Secretary and obtained the nomination papers, while staff of leader of the opposition in National Assembly Khursheed Shah collected six nomination papers.
The nomination papers will be received by the NA Secretariat on July 31 till 2 pm, following which the Speaker will conduct their scrutiny at 3 pm on the same day.
President Mamnoon Hussain has already summoned the National Assembly session on August 1 at 3 pm for the prime minister’s election. After the election, the new prime minister will take oath of his office, administered by the president. He will then constitute his cabinet.
