Hours after Imran Khan's unceremonious ouster as prime minister, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday nominated himself for the post of prime minister.
Khan was removed from office through a no-confidence vote held in the early hours of Sunday morning. He became the first premier in the country's history be removed via a no-confidence motion. No Pakistani prime minister has so far completed a five-year term.
In accordance with the deadline of the submission stipulated by the National Assembly, 70-year-old Shehbaz submitted nomination papers for the new leader of the house, the Express Tribune newspaper reported.
Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party co-chair Asif Ali Zaradri had proposed Sharif’s name for prime minister's position in a joint Opposition's meeting last month.
PML-N senior leaders Khawaja Asif and Rana Tanveer will act as endorsers for Shehbaz.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf party nominated 65-year-old former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi as its candidate for the premier's post. PTI leaders Aamir Dogar and Ali Muhammad Khan will serve as endorsers for the party's vice-chairman.
The National Assembly Secretariat had earlier announced the time for the submission of nomination papers and scrutiny for the election of premier and leader of the house.
With PTI inputs
