Imran Khan formally nominated as nominee for PM’s slot Pakistan Islam My Country
ISLAMABAD– Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday has formally nominated party’s supremo Imran Khan as their candidate for next Prime Minister of Pakistan.
A parliamentary meeting in this regard was held at a private hotel in Islamabad during which, Imran Khan thanked the members for showing their trust on him.
The change for which PTI has been struggling for 22 years will now going to be witnessed, he added.
The newly-elected members of National Assembly were also taken into confidence while discussion over the names of speaker and deputy speaker was also carried out.
The meeting was attended by several politicians including Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Asad Umar, Pervez Khattak, Chaudhry Sarwar and Shafqat Mahmood.
Earlier, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry hoped that PTI will get support from Balochistan National Party (Mengal) and its total numbers in the National Assembly would reach one hundred seventy seven.
On the other hand, the joint opposition has also announced that they will field their own candidates for the prime minister, speaker and deputy speaker. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will notify the successful candidates on August 7 after which the independents will have three days to decide about their political affiliation.
Following this, the successful candidates for reserved seats will be notified on August 11. The president and governors will decide the dates of summoning the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies after completion of this exercise.
Imran Khan formally nominated as nominee for PM’s slot Pakistan Islam My Country
