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Islamabad, July 1 (TNS): Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif has revealed himself as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for premiership if his party is elected to power in the upcoming elections, local media reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n
In an interview to a private news channel, the PML-N president stated that he had been chosen by the party supremo and brother Nawaz Sharif for the executive post. When asked about the possibility of a change in candidature if niece Maryam Nawaz manages to win in the upcoming polls, Shehbaz was adamant that he would still be the prime minister.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the rift between Nawaz and party stalwart Chaudhry Nisar, the former chief executive reminisced that the two had remained friends for decades. \u201cNisar has always been a close aide of Nawaz. I wish their friendship had continued. It is unfortunate that they parted ways.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the issue of PML-N ticket, Shehbaz narrated that he had convinced Nawaz to award Nisar a PML-N ticket. \u201cAlthough I was unaware if he would take it since he had not applied for the ticket nor had the parliamentary board considered him but I made a personal request to Nawaz who agreed with me,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
But before the ticket could be allotted, he added, there were some fiery statements which intensified tensions.<\/p>\n
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