ISLAMABAD, July 29 (TNS): In an informal PML-N parliamentary party meeting held on Saturday and presided over by former PM Nawaz Sharif, the decision was taken to rally behind Shehbaz Sharif.
Sources claim that the PML-N leaders and former federal ministers Rana Tanveer, Khurram Dastgir, Sheikh Aftab and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi are front-runners for interim premiership till Shehbaz takes office.
Punjab Excise and Taxation Minister, Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman, is likely to replace Shehbaz as the chief minister Punjab, when this position falls vacant.
The meeting was attended by close aides of Nawaz Sharif, including Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Ahsan Iqbal, Ayaz Sadiq, Saad Rafique, Rana Tanveer, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif and former Accountability Bureau chairman Saifur Rehman.
