Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude on Tuesday to former president Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari for announcing support to the former's party.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the former premier minister said that he had held a telephonic conversation with Zardari and Bhutto-Zardari. "I have thanked them [Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto] on behalf of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif for announcing their support to the PML-N."
"Hopefully, we [PML-N, PPP] will manage to steer the country out of the political and economic crises together.
سابق صدر و شریک چیئرمین پیپلز پارٹی آصف علی زرداری صاحب اور چیئرمین پیپلز پارٹی بلاول بھٹو زرداری صاحب سے ٹیلی فونک رابطہ ہوا۔ مسلم لیگ ن کی حمایت کے اعلان پر قائد میاں نواز شریف کی طرف سے اور اپنی طرف سے ان کا شکریہ ادا کیا۔ امید کرتے ہیں کہ ہم مل کر پاکستان کو تمام سیاسی اور…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) February 13, 2024
– PML-N to announce PM candidate after consensus with allies, says Atta Tarar –
Earlier, PML-N Deputy Secretary General Attaullah Tarar has said that his party’s candidate for the prime minister slot will be announced after a complete consensus with allied parties.
Addressing a press conference at the party secretariat in Model Town on Monday, he said that the party was in a position to form a government in Punjab as it had attained a simple majority in the province.
The PML-N leader said that discussions were underway with the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) for the Centre. Efforts are underway to induct more newly elected members in the party, he mentioned.
Attaullah Tarar said that a candidate for premiership would be announced after a proper consensus of all political allies.
He said that PML-N was going to form a government in Punjab and he congratulated all PML-N workers, elected members and leaders.
