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‘Nawaz to appoint Shahbaz as PML-N president on Sept 7’

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Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif will be appointed as the president of the ruling PML-N next month, according to sources close to the party. A meeting was held between Nawaz Sharif — who was disqualified after the Panamagate verdict last month from continuing as prime minister of Pakistan and consequently, the head of PML-N — and Shahbaz on Monday at the former’s Model Town residence in Lahore. During the meeting, Nawaz took Shahbaz into confidence regarding his appointment as PML-N president, said party insiders. An announcement to this effect is expected on…

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‘Shahbaz made to miss golden opportunity’

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LAHORE: A number of PML-N leaders in Punjab believe that Nawaz Sharif has ‘smartly deprived’ his younger brother of an opportunity to become prime minister in this tenure of the party and at the same time shattered the dreams of his nephew (Hamza) to take up the reins in Punjab. According to them, Shahabaz has missed or made to miss a “golden opportunity” to succeed his elder brother as there is no guarantee he will make it to Islamabad to don the premier’s cap in 2018 in case the PML-N wins the…

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وفاقی کابینہ کی تقریب حلف برداری ملتوی، ذرائع

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shahid khaqan meets nawaz and shahbaz

وفاقی کابینہ کی تشکیل سے متعلق معاملات طےنہ ہوسکے جس کے باعث تقریب حلف برداری ملتوی کردی گئی ۔ ذرائع کے مطابق وفاقی کابینہ نے آج شام حلف اٹھانا تھا لیکن اب حلف برداری کل ہوگی۔ایوان صدر کو اس بارے میں آگاہ کر دیا گیا ہے۔ ذرائع کا یہ بھی کہنا ہےکہ وزارت خارجہ، خزانہ، دفاع، داخلہ اور تجارت کے قلمدانوں کی تقسیم کے حوالے سے معاملات طے نہیں ہوسکے ہیں جس پر مزید مشاورت جاری ہے جو مکمل ہونے کے بعد ہی کل تقریب حلف برداری کا اعلان کیا…

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Shehbaz Sharif advised to stay put in Punjab

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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is likely to suggest to the PML-N chief and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to reconsider his decision to get him (Shehbaz) elected as the next prime minister of Pakistan and to allow him to continue working as chief minister of Punjab. After the apex court on July 28 disqualified prime minister Nawaz Sharif for hiding assets in his nomination papers for 2013 polls, Nawaz had named his younger brother, Shahbaz, as his successor during the PML-N’s parliamentary party meeting. However, as Shehbaz must first…

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