Punjab by-polls: Nawaz says was not in favor of forming govt from day one

  Punjab by-polls: Nawaz says was not in favor of forming govt from day one  Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a day after his party suffe...

 

Punjab by-polls: Nawaz says was not in favor of forming govt from day one

 Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, a day after his party suffered a humiliating defeat in Punjab by-elections, said that he was not in favor of forming government from day one.

According to sources, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PPP co chairman Asif Ali Zardari and JUI-F head Maulana Fazlur Rehman held a telephonic conversation to discuss situation after majority of the PMLN-candidates lost by-polls held on Sunday.

Leadership of the coalition government was of the view that masses did not vote for PML-N due to hike price of petroleum products.

The trio also decided possible options for holding early general election but decided to consult other members of the coalition government before taking any decision.

It merits mention that according to the preliminary, unofficial results, the PTI bagged 15 seats, while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) could only secure four seats. One independent candidate also secured victory.

In a recount of votes for the Punjab chief minister election on July 22, in accordance with the Lahore High Court order, the PTI is now poised to win, in effect removing PML-N’s Hamza Shahbaz from office.