Amid the February 8 polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif is keeping a low profile but is active behind the scenes in the formation of federal and Punjab governments, as Dawn reported on February 17. Despite facing challenges, the PML-N and Pakistan People\u2019s Party (PPP) are anticipated to forge a federal coalition government, with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) as their third partner, as per a senior PML-N leader.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough he [Nawaz] is holding meetings with top bureaucrats of Punjab along with his daughter, who is PML-N\u2019s nominee for chief minister, as part of her training, he is keeping a low profile in the political situation obtaining after the elections,\u201d a party insider close to the Sharif family told Dawn. The elder Sharif, pitched by his party before the polls as a favourite for the slot of PM, had to surrender in favour of his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif after the party failed to secure a simple majority in the lower house.<\/p>\n
According to Dawn, sources highlight that Nawaz Sharif, a three-time premier, has assumed a more discreet role following the unexpected electoral outcomes, refraining from aggressively pursuing leadership due to concerns regarding the polls\u2019 legitimacy. \u201cHe has saved his energy to make a comeback some other day,\u201d the insider said, adding that the elder Sharif was busy shortlisting names for the federal and Punjab cabinets. \u201cNawaz Sharif\u2019s current role is calling shots from behind the scenes\u2013recommending names for federal and Punjab cabinets as well as nominating bureaucrats of his choice for key posts,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A party leader said Nawaz Sharif was given a \u201creality check\u201d in the elections. \u201cSharif was least expecting the blow received by his party.\u201d Furthermore, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb did not deny or confirm when asked about Nawaz Sharif holding meetings with bureaucrats and being busy in efforts to form the federal and Punjab governments. Meanwhile, former defense minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif expressed confidence in a PML-N and PPP coalition forming the federal government, citing Shehbaz Sharif\u2019s adeptness in managing coalition partners.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe N League, PPP and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) are going to form the federal government as the party has nominated Shehbaz Sharif for the office of prime minister, keeping in view his experience dealing with the allied parties,\u201d Khawaja Asif told reporters in Sialkot. In Lahore, Khawaja Saad Rafiq said, \u201cState institutions and politicians should sit at the negotiating table to come out of the imbroglio.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, he warned, enemies could take advantage of political uncertainty.\u201d Speaking to the media, he said, \u2018the PTI founder would be acceptable only after he gave up \u2018politics of hatred\u2019. He said a way forward is found only when one\u2019s rival accepts one.\u2019 While focusing on the February 8 vote results, Rafiq said, \u2018PML-N too could have raised multiple reservations on the results, but it prudently followed the path of conceding to the mandate of people in certain constituencies.\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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