Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that Shehbaz Sharif is the best choice for the prime minister slot.

Addressing the parliamentary meeting in Islamabad, the three-time premier said: “Hopefully the country will be out of the quagmire within two years. We got to stand united in the difficult times.”

Nawaz said: “Shehbaz Sharif has handled government affairs in a good way for the 16 months of his tenure. Today it is a big deal to steer the country out of the doldrums.”

Taking a swipe at the opponents, he said, “Those who brought him [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder] into power are culprits.”

“If things had remained in the right direction, the country would have already made its name on the list of G20 countries,” he added.

He said; “The country would have become the region’s biggest power, if our momentum could continue.”

Nawaz added, “What sort of project did the [PTI] founder complete in the three years of his tenure? He did not harm me or the PML-N, but the entire country.”

Speaking about former chief justice Saqib Nisar, Nawaz said, “Where is Saqib Nasir nowadays, Who delivered the verdict against me?”

He questioned: “Is that judge able to face anybody today?”

“The whole nation is familiar with which of the judges have disqualified me,” he added.

Recalling the 2014 PTI protests, Nawaz said: “The Chinese president's visit to the country had been delayed due to the PTI protests.”

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“Despite the protests, we continued to end the menace of terrorism,” he added.

He said: “We went to his [PTI founder] home after winning the 2013 general elections. When he got injured during the election campaign in 2013.”

Meanwhile, PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif said: “The independent candidates had joined the PML-N unconditionally. The ups and downs are part of the elections, as our people also lost the election.”

“I would also like to felicitate Barrister Aqeel for joining the PML-N,” he added.

Shehbaz lavished his praise on PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, saying, “Nawaz Sharif has faced the negative powers and did not indulge in the politics of vandalism.”

“Despite facing injustice, Nawaz Sharif had never deemed anybody as Mir Jafar,” he added.

He credited Nawaz Sharif for bringing projects like the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into the country.

“Even the people of Karachi extend their prayers to us for restoring peace in the country,” he added.

“The PML-N had clinched victory in the recently held elections from different parts of the country,” Shehbaz said.