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PML-N President’s resignation notification turns out to be fake
- Web Desk
- Aug 05, 2024
ISLAMABAD: A notification circulating on social media claiming that Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has resigned from the presidency of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was declared fake by senior provincial minister Maryam Aurangzeb on Monday.
Senior Minister Maryam Aurangzeb posted a message on social media platform X, formerly Twitter, stating that the notification regarding the resignation of the party head is false.
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The fake notification has been circulating on social media since Sunday.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was elected as the PML-N president unopposed on May 28, 2024, after six years.
The PML-N supremo returned to the party’s helm six years after he lost the party president’s office due to a Supreme Court decision in the Panama Papers case.
On May 13, 2024, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif resigned as the president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), a couple of weeks after senior party leaders urged Nawaz Sharif to lead the party.
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The meeting of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the PML-N under Article 15 of the party constitution was held on May 18 at 180-H Block of Model Town in Lahore.
The PML-N CWC meeting nominated Nawaz Sharif as the new party president, and the PML-N General Council ratified Nawaz Sharif’s presidency on May 28. – INP