Islamabad (March 11, 2018): Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claimed to get the required majority for the Chairman Senate, said sources.
While chairing a consultative meeting of PML-N, Nawaz Sharif claimed that they got the required majority for the top slot of Senate, the sources added.
Nawaz Sharif told the meeting that both factions of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan assured their support to PML-N.
On the other hand, Nawaz Sharif met with the five FATA senators and urged them to vote for PML-N.
The sources said that Shamim Afridi, Hydatullah, Momen Khan Afridi, Sajjad Afridi and Mirza Mohammad Afridi were present in the meeting with the former PM. Whereas PML-N and ally parties were awaiting for PPP’s decision.
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif on Sunday said that if Raza Rabbani would be nominated for the Chairman Senate then PML-N would support him.
He said this while chairing a meeting of PML-N consultative meeting at Munir House in Islamabad. The meeting was summoned by PML-N Quaid to discuss over the possible nominee from the PML-N and its allies for Chairman Senate.
The former prime minister who was in Lahore arrived Islamabad along with his daughter Maryam Nawaz on a chartered plane.
On Sunday morning, Paktunkhua Milli Awami Party Leader Mehmood Khan Achakzai on Sunday proposed names for Mushahid ullah and Pervez Rasheed of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz for the slot of chairman and deputy chairman Senate.
The PkMAP assured the PML-N Leader Nawaz Sharif of his complete support for the PML-N candidate for chairman and deputy chairman senate.
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