PM resigns as PML-N president

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday stepped down as Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president, saying the time has come for his elder brother and former premier Nawaz Sharif “to resume his rightful place” as the party chief.
The development was confirmed by Marriyum Aurangzeb, the PML-N Information Secretary.

PM Shehbaz cited the turbulent events of 2017 that led to Nawaz’s “unjust” disqualification from the Prime Minister’s office and the party presidency in his resignation letter to the PML-N secretary general. The premier claimed he was entrusted with the duty of taking over as the party’s president.
“I am heartened by recent developments that have exonerated our leader with dignity, affirming his unblemished integrity and commitment to the service of our nation,” he said.