Nawaz nominates Shehbaz for PM slot

After days of political uncertainty, finally Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif has emerged as as the candidate for the Prime Minister slot.

The nominated of Shehbaz was revealed in a tweet by Marriyum Aurangzeb. Moreover, Maryam Nawaz, it was revealed, would be the coalition’s candidate for the slot of Punjab chief minister.

پاکستان مسلم لیگ (ن) کے قائد جناب محمد نوازشریف نے وزیراعظم اسلامی جمہوریہ پاکستان کے عہدے کےلئے جناب محمد شہبازشریف کو نامزد کر دیا ہے جبکہ وزیراعلی پنجاب کے عہدے کےلئے محترمہ مریم نوازشریف کو نامزد کیا ہے۔ جناب محمد نوازشریف نے پاکستان کے عوام اور سیاسی تعاون فراہم کرنے والی…

— Marriyum Aurangzeb (@Marriyum_A) February 13, 2024

This was followed by a joint presser with includes PMLN, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q), and others.

Shehbaz, Asif Zardari, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Sadiq Sanjrani, Aleem Khan and Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain led the conference to show support for PMLN President.

PPP co-chairman and former President Asif Ali Zardari made the formal announcement of forming a government saying “we will take Pakistan out of difficult times”.

He said as he revealed that the political leaders gathered with him had decided to form the government together.

Zardari backing his son Bilawal’s earlier remarked, said that the move was the need of an hour to prevail political situation in the country. Likewise, he also stressed to include Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the process.

“It is not that we want that PTI does not enter reconciliation. It should, and every other political force should come and talk to us. Our economic and defence agenda should be common. We should move forward with our commonalities and then make the house of Sharif and others successful, so we can make Pakistan successful.”

قائد نوازشریف اور پارٹی کی مشاورت سے مریم نوازشریف وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب کیلیے مسلم لیگ(ن)کی امیدوار ہونگی۔

صدر مسلم لیگ(ن) محمد شہبازشریف pic.twitter.com/RxY5OUs6JG

— PMLN (@pmln_org) February 13, 2024

Meanwhile, Shehbaz hinted that Asif Zardari could be in line for second stint as President of Pakistan. “We will not disappoint you” when asked if the PPP leader would be the next head of state.

“With mutual cooperation, we will strengthen democracy and support Mian Shehbaz Sharif. We have supported him before and will do so in future,” Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui told the news conference.

Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party leader Aleem Khan said: “I am hopeful the upcoming government of Shehbaz Sharif will efficiently take such decisions and end miseries of the poor.”