Miftah will leave PML-N but on one condition.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) prominent leader Miftah Ismail announced on Friday that he would follow in the footsteps of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, former prime minister of Pakistan, if Mr Abbasi decided to leave the party.

Speaking at a meeting with a delegation of the Council of Economic and Energy Journalists, Miftah Ismail stressed the significance of Mr Abbasi's political choices in determining his own future within the party. Mr Ismail expressed confidence in Mr Abbasi's judgement, asserting that he would not make any misguided decisions.

During the meeting, the former finance minister underscored the need for Pakistan to reinstate its programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Mr Ismail warned that the nation's most significant risk at present was the possibility of...