*The like-minded leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N)President and prime minister Shehbaz Sharif have opposed the organisationof early elections in the country. *
After facing a humiliating defeat in the Punjab by-polls, Shehbaz Sharifchaired the consultative session of the PML-N to decide the futurestrategy. The consultative session was attended by the majority oflike-minded PML-N leaders of Shehbaz Sharif who opposed early elections.
The majority of the Nawaz-league leaders said that the appropriate time forthe fresh elections has passed two months ago and such a decision willbackfire.
They said it would be fruitless to announce fresh elections without givingany relief to the nation. Several leaders suggested the Nawaz-leaguepresident consult coalition partners before making a final decision.
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Sources told ARY News that those PML-N leaders who are backing the decisionof early elections were not invited to the session. However, some PML-Npoliticians have recommended fresh polls in today’s session.
The party leaders were of the view that the PTI dissident lawmakers werenot accepted by the PML-N activists in different constituencies during thePunjab by-polls.
