Shehbaz Sharif, the Pakistani prime minister, urges Nawaz Sharif to return and run in the upcoming elections
According to a media report on Saturday, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has urged his elder brother, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), to return from London and oversee the party’s election campaign so that he can become the country’s leader for a record-breaking fourth time.Shehbaz, 71, predicted that Nawaz Sharif would soon return to the nation when speaking at the PML-N’s central general council meeting on Friday, where he was re-elected as party leader. reported Geo News In the meeting, he stated, “I was waiting for my elder brother, who has been living in self-imposed exile in London since November 2019 due to health issues, to come home so that we could conduct the party meeting and take over the PML-N’s presidency back to him.The 73-year-old Nawaz Sharif has been receiving medical care in London since November 2019 after a Pakistani court granted him a four-week reprieve.Prior to departing for London, Nawaz Sharif, who has held the position of prime minister of Pakistan for three nonconsecutive terms, was serving a seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia corruption case at the Kot Lakhpat Jail in LahoreAs the electoral commission’s sword was hanging, a meeting of the central general council, according to Shehbaz, took place.Following Nawaz’s disqualification and banishment from holding any party positions by the Supreme Court, Premier Shehbaz Sharif was appointed as the PML-N’s leader. Nawaz had previously served as prime minister three times.Shehbaz stated during the meeting that the PML-N needs new leadership and praised Maryam Nawaz, the party’s 49-year-old senior vice-president, for her dedication.Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan will reshape the political landscape, Shehbaz said. When the topic of his leadership came up, the prime minister reminded the employees that when his government started office, they were met with thorns rather than roses.”People’s backs have been shattered by inflation, and oil costs are at all-time highs. He said that the government had boosted employee salaries and pensions in the budget, saying, “The coalition government resolved collectively that we would tackle the tough times.The premier added, “We are still at odds with the IMF, [and] Pakistan will keep moving forward on the path of prosperityShehbaz responded to criticism of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar by saying that individuals within the party who are misrepresenting him have no right to continue being a member of the PML-N.She remarked, “The workers supported the party during its trying times, and the party is standing today.She also praised Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister, for leading the current coalition administration.Maryam told the party workers, “Shehbaz Sharif did not do anything without Nawaz Sharif’s approval, be it a big or small decision.” She added that if she becomes upset while giving speeches, her father Nawaz will ask her to speak nicely.”Nawaz Sharif has never demanded that someone set something on fire. Many challenges were experienced by Nawaz Sharif and the PML-N, but they never complained, she continued.