Nawaz Sharif elected unopposed as PML-N chief

October 18, 2016 17:48

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is under pressure to quit following the Panama Papers leak, was today unanimously re-elected as president of his party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz.

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in an intra-party election re-elected 66-year-old Sharif unopposed as no one contested his leadership.

Senior party leader Raja Zafarul Haq, an old loyalist of Sharif, was elected PML-N chairman. He was also elected unopposed.

Senior party leaders Sartaj Aziz, Sir Anjam Khan, Yakoob Khan and Mir Changez Khan Marri were elected senior vice presidents.

A five-member election committee headed by Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal organised the election.

Sharif's election as PML-N chief comes at a time when Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, has been demanding for his resignation. Khan has threatened to launch a massive protest on November 2 to dislodge Sharif by locking down the capital Islamabad.

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