PM Shehbaz resigns as PML-N president for Nawaz Sharif

ISLAMABAD, May 13 (SABAH): Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stepped down from his position as the PML-N president, saying time has come for his brother Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to retake his rightful place as the president of the party.

Nawaz Sharif was removed as the president of the party in 2018 after a Supreme Court (SC) bench headed by then-chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar ruled that an individual disqualified under Articles 62 and 63 of the Constitution cannot serve as head of a political party.

Shehbaz Sharif added that Nawaz Sharif and the party had also entrusted him with the responsibility of the prime minister’s seat.

“In light of these developments and the steadfast guidance of our beloved leader, I believe the time has come for Muhammad Nawaz Sharif to resume his rightful place as the president of the PML-N,” Shehbaz said.

“It is with a deep sense of duty and reverence for our party’s principles that I tender my resignation as the president,” he said. He concluded that he was committed to serving the party diligently and with unwavering loyalty under Nawaz’s leadership.