ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) parliamentary board’s consultative huddle on Tuesday finalised the names of candidates across the country for the upcoming Senate elections to be held on March 3.
The parliamentary board meeting was held under the chairmanship of party president Nawaz Sharif and attended by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, Khawaja Asif, Saad Rafique, Hamza Shehbaz, Zahid Hamid, Ameer Muqam, Asif Kirmani, Pir Sabir Shah and Senator Pervez Rashid. The meeting also discussed the political situation of Pakistan and the future course of action to be taken by the party.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, Khawaja Asif said that the names of candidates for the Senate seats have been finalised, however, party head Nawaz Sharif would announce the final list of the candidates soon.
Lashing out at Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, he said, “Everyone knows the person who is indulging in horse trading. Who has spent money to topple the Balochistan government?”
He claimed that in 2008, Nawaz Sharif had paved the way for Zardari-led PPP to form a government at the centre.
