ECP directs PML-N to appoint new party president: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) to appoint a new president of the party, Geo News reported on Tuesday.

According to sources, the ECP informed the party that according to the Political Parties Order 2002, a disqualified MNA cannot hold any position in the party.

It said the party needs to appoint a new president and then inform the ECP of the same.

Kalsoom Nawaz for NA-120?

NA-120 by-election on Sept 17: ECP

The seat fell vacant after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified by the Supreme Court

Sources also claimed on Tuesday that Nawaz Sharif’s wife, Begum Kalsoom Nawaz, has been finalised to be the PML-N candidate for the NA-120 by-poll.

The seat fell vacant when Nawaz was disqualified as a result of the Supreme Court verdict in the Panama Papers case. 

During the course of the PML-N's political consultations in Murree last week, sources had claimed that Shehbaz Sharif could be appointed the party president.