PML-N calls meeting for government formation in Punjab

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday scheduled a meeting on February 21 (tomorrow) for all its members recently elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab.

The meeting is expected to be chaired by PML-N’s nominee for Punjab chief minister, Maryam Nawaz.

Meanwhile, the meeting will focus on strategising the formation of the provincial government in the country’s biggest province.

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The party members are expected to discuss government formation including the selection of speaker and deputy speaker for the provincial assembly.

All PML-N members recently elected to the provincial assembly in the general elections held on February 8 have been directed to participate.

Earlier, representatives from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) held discussions with the coordination committee of the PML-N regarding the prevailing political circumstances and the potential formation of a coalition government at the federal level.

During the meeting, PML-N leader Ishaq Dar provided an update to the MQM-P delegation regarding ongoing negotiations with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and other political entities.

Sources indicate that the MQM-P pledged its complete backing to the PML-N in the process of government formation.