LAHORE: Interior, Planning, Development and Reforms Minister Ahsan Iqbal on Friday said that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) acting party president will be elected within seven days, while a permanent president will be chosen in the next 45 days. He said that the Central Working Committee (CWC) of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was authorized to elect a party president in the wake of the apex court’s verdict. About electing Shehbaz Sharif as party president, he said that as per party constitution, the CWC of the PML-N will elect a party president within seven days while a permanent president will be chosen in the next 45 days. To another query, Ahsan said that PML-N was not a drawing room party, adding it had roots and popular votes from Karachi to Gilgit Baltistan (GB). He further added that sports activities in the country’s playgrounds were restored as a rising Pakistan was the vision of PML-N.

Source: Pakistan Today February 23, 2018 18:00 UTC