Punjab CM: Shahbaz Sharif submits his nomination papers
Given the PML-N’s overwhelming majority in the Punjab assembly, it’s a sure bet that he will once again be CM.
Shahbaz Sharif. PHOTO: TARIQ HASAN/EXPRESS
LAHORE:
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif filed his nominations papers for the post of chief minister Punjab, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The parliamentary committee of PML-N formally nominated Shahbaz for the position on June 3.
Shahbaz was nominated as the province’s chief minister for the third time.
Given the PML-N’s overwhelming majority in the Punjab assembly, it’s a sure bet that he will once again be CM. This will be the third time he has held this post, the first being from 1997 to 1999 and the second from 2008 to 2013.
As the younger brother of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz was thought to be an important driving force behind party affairs and in 2013, he was thought to have “taken over the party completely” according to some PML-N sources.
Moreover, party officials say that Nawaz was of the opinion that Shahbaz was one candidate who could unite not only the party but also newly elected MPAs from across the province.
Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif filed his nominations papers for the post of chief minister Punjab, Express News reported on Tuesday.
The parliamentary committee of PML-N formally nominated Shahbaz for the position on June 3.
Shahbaz was nominated as the province’s chief minister for the third time.
Given the PML-N’s overwhelming majority in the Punjab assembly, it’s a sure bet that he will once again be CM. This will be the third time he has held this post, the first being from 1997 to 1999 and the second from 2008 to 2013.
As the younger brother of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, Shahbaz was thought to be an important driving force behind party affairs and in 2013, he was thought to have “taken over the party completely” according to some PML-N sources.
Moreover, party officials say that Nawaz was of the opinion that Shahbaz was one candidate who could unite not only the party but also newly elected MPAs from across the province.