LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif was elected “unopposed” as president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Tuesday, marking his return to the position after more than six years.
No other PML-N leader submitted nomination papers against the party supremo for the top post. Nawaz Sharif’s papers were approved for the party election.
The development came after his party nominated him as its head. Speaking to a private TV channel, a senior political analyst stated that Nawaz’s return to the helm of the PML-N was anticipated.
However, he noted that the party decided to give back the presidency to Nawaz after the February 8 elections as previously he was aiming to be a candidate for the prime ministership if the party had secured a simple majority in the National Assembly.
Stressing that the PML-N faces a wide array of challenges in Punjab, Abbas underscored that it is to be seen what direction Nawaz will set as the party’s president and government.
According to The Media Report, sources from the party had earlier said that Nawaz would be elected through an election for the party president which has been rescheduled from the second week of May to May 28, the day celebrated as Youm-e-Takbir.
On this day in 1998, Pakistan had responded to India’s nuclear tests while Nawaz was prime minister. Through a notification on Monday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has declared May 28, 2024, a public holiday.
