LONDON: Jahangir Tareen has decided to support Hamza Shehbaz for the post of Punjab Chief Minister.
PML-N leader Ishaq Dar has claimed that the matter between Tareen Group and PML-N have been settled and Tareen Group will support the joint Opposition candidate for Punjab Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz.
In a message released on social media, senior PML-N leader Ishaq Dar said that the last round of talks with Jahangir Tareen was fruitful. He also thanked Jahangir Tareen and his group for supporting the joint Opposition candidate.
It may be recalled that Jahangir Tareen had a long meeting with PML-N leader Ishaq Dar in London in which they discussed the country’s politics and considered various options for the future.
It should be noted that the joint Opposition has nominated Hamza Shehbaz for the post of Chief Minister of Punjab while PTI has nominated Pervaiz Elahi, the leader of the coalition party Q League.
Earlier, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar had accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.
After the acceptance of the resignation of the Punjab chief minister, the Punjab Cabinet has also been dissolved.
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The governor Punjab has convened a meeting on April 2 to elect a new Leader of the House. A meeting of the Punjab Assembly has been convened on Saturday at 11 am.
It may be recalled that a few days ago, Prime Minister Imran Khan had nominated Speaker Punjab Assembly Pervaiz Elahi instead of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar as Chief Minister in return for which PML-Q had announced its support to the government in the no-confidence motion.
Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan had nominated PML-Q leader Chaudhry Pervez Elahi as Chief Minister of Punjab in return for his support to the no-confidence motion against him.
An announcement has been made about the meeting between PM Imran Khan and the PML-Q delegation. According to the statement, in the meeting, the prime minister told Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi that he has accepted the resignation of Usman Buzdar. I nominate you as the Chief Minister of Punjab on behalf of my party.
