Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), spoke with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the party’s vice president Maryam Nawaz over the phone and discussed the Supreme Court’s ruling with both of them.
To determine the best course of action moving forward, Nawaz Sharif gave the prime minister instructions to consult with the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM).
Earlier, Nawaz Sharif, a former prime minister, vented his anger on Twitter over the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Punjab Assembly deputy speaker’s proclamation of Hamza Shehbaz as chief minister.
The PML-N-led coalition government had an outspoken response to the Supreme Court’s decision. Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz described the decision as a judicial coup.
Pervaiz Elahi, a PTI candidate, had been declared the new chief minister of the province by the top court.
Following the Supreme Court’s denial of their request to convene a full court to hear the case, the coalition partners had yesterday announced they would boycott the proceedings.
On the other hand, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), a coalition of parties that are currently forming the coalition government at the Center, is led by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Tomorrow at 3:00 PM, the PDM secretariat in Islamabad will host the summit of the alliance leaders (Thursday).
