{"id":348914,"date":"2023-08-13T00:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=348914"},"modified":"2023-08-13T00:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-08-12T19:01:42","slug":"pml-n-nominates-nawaz-as-its-prime-minister-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pml-n-nominates-nawaz-as-its-prime-minister-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"PML-N nominates Nawaz as its prime minister candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Islamabad<br \/>\nAs the country gears up for general elections later in the year, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday nominated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as its candidate for the position of prime minister.<br \/>\nDuring a press briefing at the Prime Minister\u2019s House, Shehbaz Sharif, the party\u2019s president, stated that the amendments to the Election Act have cleared Nawaz Sharif\u2019s of any disqualification, removing any obstacles to his return. \u201cIn my capacity as the party president, I have nominated Nawaz Sharif as the candidate for prime minister from the PML-N,\u201d Shehbaz said. He emphasised that the final decision on the date of general elections rests with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), adding that his party wanted to conduct the polls as soon as possible.<br \/>\nOn the occasion, PML-N leader Ishaq Dar stated that Nawaz Sharif\u2019s disqualification period ended on July 26.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Islamabad As the country gears up for general elections later in the year, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday nominated former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as its candidate for the position of prime minister. 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