Sharif brothers arrive at Punjab House for parliamentary party meeting

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders Mian Nawaz Sharif and Mian Shahbaz Sharif have reached the Punjab House Wednesday morning to chair the parliamentary party meeting, Geo News reported.

Shairf brothers have arrived at the Punjab House where the meeting of parliamentary party will take place shortly, chaired by Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif.

Mian Nawaz Sharif is all set to assume charge of prime minister for the record third time today.

The PML-N chief will assume the charge of the prime minister after over 13 long years which was only possible after the removal of ban on becoming the PM for the third time imposed by dethroned military dictator Gen Pervez Mushraf.

The Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, the Muttahida Qaumi Movment and Aftab Khan Sherpao will support Mr Sharif in the election of prime minister while the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have decided not to give unopposed victory to the PML-N.

PPP’s Makhdoom Amin and PTI’s Javed Hashmi will be competing Mian Nawaz Sharif in the election to be held during the National Assembly session today around 11:00 am.

As many as 171 votes are required to win the coveted post of leader of the house in the 342-member lower house of the parliament while Sharif’s party alone enjoyed the single majority to get its candidate elected without the support of any other party.