ISLAMABAD – Speaking to media persons after a function at a local hotel onSaturday, PML top leader and close aide of Nawaz Sharif Irfan Siddiqui hasrevealed that Shahbaz Sharif has not been made the PML N President yet.

He said if the decision regarding the party’s presidentship would’ve beenfinalised, there wouldn’t have been a need to convene the executivecommittee meeting of the party.

He said that Nawaz Sharif himself would think thoroughly and would alsoconsult his friends in connection with the appointment of the party chief.The decision regarding the acting president and permanent president wouldbe taken next week, he added.

When he was asked about his advice to Nawaz regarding the new partypresident, he said his advice had “no importance”.

“Popular leaders need no presidentship or premier slots,” Irfan said.

He also said that Imran Khan had failed to raise the “umpire’s finger” buthad succeeded to get the required results from the “judges’ pen”. Irfansaid that for the first time a popular political party was excluded fromthe Senate elections, which was “not a good omen for democracy”.