ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Saturday nominated RajaZafarul Haq as its opposition leader in Senate, reports said.
A request has been submitted to Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani in thisregard, reports added.
A day earlier, the PML-N decided to bring its opposition leader in Senateafter Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) withdrew its support for Shehbaz Shariffor the post of prime minister.
National Party, Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMWP) and JamiatUlema-e-Islam (Fazl) have extended support to PML-N in its bid to replaceSherry Rehman as the opposition leader, sources further said.
The PML-N chairman has previously served as leader of the house in Senate.Sherry Rehman was made Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in March 2018
Shehbaz was nominated as the prime minister candidate of the jointopposition which included the PML-N, PPP, MMA and ANP.
However, the PPP decided to abstain from voting in the PM election overreservations on Shehbaz being the candidate for prime minister. PPP leaderKhursheed Shah had stressed that if the PML-N did not change its PMcandidate then the PPP would make a decision accordingly.