{"id":277643,"date":"2022-08-17T08:16:51","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T03:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=277643"},"modified":"2022-08-17T08:16:51","modified_gmt":"2022-08-17T03:16:51","slug":"pml-n-picks-hamza-for-pa-opposition-leader-slot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pml-n-picks-hamza-for-pa-opposition-leader-slot\/","title":{"rendered":"PML-N picks Hamza for PA Opposition Leader slot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has picked Hamza Shahbaz for slot of Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader. According to sources familiar with the development, PML-N parliamentary party unanimously decided to nominate Hamza Shahbaz for the position and the party\u2019s allies have also been taken into confidence. Hamza Shahbaz was removed from the post of CM Punjab after the Supreme Court of Pakistan declared Deputy Speaker Punjab Assembly Dost Muhammad Mazari\u2019s ruling in the Punjab Chief Minister election \u201cillegal\u201d and ruled that Pervaiz Elahi will be the new Punjab Chief Minister. Deputy Speaker\u2019s ruling is illegal. There is no legal justification for the Deputy Speaker\u2019s ruling,\u201d said the Supreme Court. Meanwhile, the former chief minister is currently in London on a private visit. Presently, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is the largest opposition party in Punjab Assembly. Hamza Shahbaz\u00a0left for London\u00a0via private airline, days after he was removed as chief minister of the Punjab province through a Supreme Court\u2019s order.<br \/>\nA three-member bench of the Supreme Court\u00a0declared\u00a0Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari\u2019s ruling in the Punjab Chief Minister election \u201cillegal\u201d and ruled that Pervez Elahi will be the new CM of the province. The SC also nullified all appointments made by \u2018trustee CM\u2019 Hamza Shahbaz.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has picked Hamza Shahbaz for slot of Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader. According to sources familiar with the development, PML-N parliamentary party unanimously decided to nominate Hamza Shahbaz for the position and the party\u2019s allies have also been taken into confidence. 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