SLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed acquired nomination papers for the election of the new prime minister on Sunday.
Rasheed, an ally of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), reached Parliament House on Sunday to get the nomination papers and was accompanied by PTI leaders Babar Awan and Murtaza Satti.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Sheikh Aftab, Abdul Qadir Baloch and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi also reached the assembly secretariat to acquire nomination papers. All three were ministers in Nawaz Sharif’s cabinet; however, Abbasi has been finalised as the interim premier by the ruling party.
Sources said PTI Chairman Imran Khan has agreed to Rasheed being the party’s candidate for the premiership.
However, the PTI is yet to be publically supported by other opposition parties on Rasheed’s selection.
