Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) President Javed Hashmi refused on Saturday to be named as a candidate for prime minister of Pakistan.
Hashmi was selected as a candidate for premiership by the PTI leadership.
However, he refused to be a contestant while PTI officials are reportedly trying to convince him to accept the decision.
Hashmi has been elected in the National Assembly from Islamabad on NA-48 and from Multan on NA-149 in the 2013 elections.
Meanwhile, PTI also announced their picks for speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly.
PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi announced that Shahryar Afridi has been nominated for speaker while Munazza Hassan for deputy speaker.
Qureshi added that Imran Khan will be the parliamentary leader while PTI President Javed Hashmi has been nominated to contest for premiership.
Qureshi also said Ghulam Sarwar Khan has been nominated to represent the business advisory committee.
Javed Hashmi refuses to contest for premiership
