PML-N Supreme leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has sought his party’s recommendations for his and his daughter Maryam Nawaz’s return to Pakistan.
Earlier, the Governor House received the Punjab Assembly dissolution advice from Punjab Chief Minister Parvez Elahi in a sealed envelope shortly after 10 pm, as was confirmed by the governor himself in a tweet.
According to the reported details, the Punjab Assembly dissolution has come as a setback for PML-N and the party is allegedly facing problems in the absence of senior leadership.
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It has also been reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is unable to present the stance of the PML-N, meanwhile, senior leadership including Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz, and Hamza Shahbaz are in London. Therefore, it is feared that PML-N may suffer a major dent in upcoming elections if senior leadership does not return to Pakistan.
Pertinent to mention that Nawaz Sharif has not returned to Pakistan since he left for London in November 2019 following his illness as then prime minister Imran Khan had permitted him to go abroad for medical treatment.
It seems that Nawaz Sharif’s prolonged absence has resulted in a series of political defeats for PML-N. The party’s vote bank has also deteriorated, that too in Punjab which used to be PML-N’s stronghold.
It is being reported that local PML-N members believe that the situation in Punjab could have been different if the senior party leadership was in Pakistan. However, the PML-N senior leadership is expected to meet in a day or two to elaborate on recommendations for the return of Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz.
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Meanwhile, the former prime minister has summoned a report over the failure of the PML-N Punjab in barring Parvez Elahi from getting the house’s vote of confidence. Following the success of CM Parvez Elahi in getting vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz, senior vice president of PML-N got furious over provincial leadership.