ISLAMABAD: In a major development, former president Asif Ali Zardari has made former prime minister Nawaz Sharif agree to give Punjab chief minister’s slot to Pakistan Muslim League Quaid (PMLQ) leader Pervaiz Elahi after the success of the no-trust motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The joint opposition reached an agreement to ensure that the no-trust move meets its logical end. The electronic media reported that a consensus had been reached on Pervaiz Elahi’s name as the joint opposition’s candidate for CM of Punjab and an announcement in this regard would be made in 24 hours.
Not only have the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUIF) and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) agreed to give the Punjab captaincy to the PMLQ, but also the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN), added the sources.
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PMLQ leader Tariq Bashir Cheema told a private TV channel that the assurance of giving Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi the CM slot was given by Asif Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif and Maulana Fazlur Rehman. He said the PMLQ had not demanded the CM slot. However, Shehbaz, Zardari and Fazlur Rehman made this offer to the party.
