Both sons of three-time Pakistan Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif have approached the accountability court, seeking the suspension of their arrest warrants in three corruption references related to the Panama Papers, enabling them to surrender before the court on March 12, Dawn reported.
At a time when the political parties in the country are fighting a neck-to-neck battle to rise to supreme power, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has been elected as the 22nd speaker of the National Assembly (NA), according to ARY News.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to call a Punjab Assembly session to elect its chief minister, speaker, and deputy speaker, asserting a majority with 250 members, including reserved seats for women and minorities
In Punjab, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the party's candidate for the chief minister slot and against her is Rana Aftab Ahmed of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Meanwhile, in Sindh PPP's Murad Ali Shah will contend Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) candidate Al
PML-N senior vice president and Punjab chief minister candidate Maryam Nawaz will preside and address the meeting at Jati Umra in Lahore at 2 pm (local time).
"We did not have enough numbers to form the government. To take Pakistan out of this crisis,... Pakistan People's Party and Muslim League - Nawaz are going to form the government... I am hopeful that Shehbaz Sharif will be the Prime Minister of Pakistan once again," Pakistan People's Party C
Amid the February 8 polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif is keeping a low profile but active behind the scenes in the formation of federal and Punjab governments