Entire PML-N wants Nawaz Sharif to lead party, says Rana Sana

LAHORE –Rana Sanaullah, President of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) in Punjab, stated that the whole PML-N fully supports Nawaz Sharif as its leader.

Addressing a press conference at the PML-N Model Town secretariat on Monday, he stated that the party’s Central Working Committee (CWC) has accepted Shehbaz Sharif’s resignation as president.

He stated that the CWC nominated the election panel in accordance with the party’s constitution to elect the new president.

“The nomination papers would be accepted tomorrow from 10 am to 12 pm while scrutiny would be completed by 1 pm,” he stated. He further stated that 11 nomination papers were issued today by the party secretariat.

He believed that the PML-N’s general council meeting will take place tomorrow at 4 p.m. to elect the new party president.

“It is to Nawaz Sharif’s credit that he made the PML-N the party of the common man,” said Rana Sana, adding that the elder Sharif also made Pakistan an atomic power.

He stated that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is a crucial party leader who is working hard to improve the country’s economy.

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According to a PML-N veteran, even former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi can file candidacy papers, but his eligibility would be determined during the vetting process.

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is expected to address a large public gathering on Youm-e-Takbeer, the day he resumes his role as party president after nearly seven years.

According to sources, more than 5,000 PML-N personnel and office bearers have been ordered to Lahore for the power display.

The former three-time prime minister will be re-elected as PML-N president tomorrow during the party’s general council meeting.

The May 28 date was carefully chosen since it is known as Youm-e-Takbeer, which commemorates Pakistan’s landmark nuclear tests in 1998, when Nawaz Sharif was prime minister for the second time.
According to party insiders, after taking over the party, the elder Sharif will embark on a nationwide tour to resuscitate the PML-N’s dwindling voter base.