PML-N meeting to mull interim setup.

LAHORE: A day after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's announcement of its nominees for the interim chief minister of Punjab, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has summoned a consultative meeting to discuss the political strategy and names proposed by CM Parvez Elahi.

The premier will chair the huddle at his Model Town residence in the provincial capital. Top leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) including federal ministers Ishaq Dar, Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja Saad Rafique, Azam Nazeer Tarar, Malik Ahmed Khan, and Ata Tarar attended the meeting among others. The meeting is likely to discuss the names proposed by PTI for the caretaker chief minister and finalise the opposition's nominees for the top slot. On Sunday, Parvez Elahi said that Ahmad Nawaz Sukhera, Muhammad Naseer Khan, and Nasir Mahmood Khosa have been finalised for Punjab's caretaker CM after approval from PTI Chairman Imran Khan. It is likely that one of the three names would be finalised, he claimed. The provincial chief executive further said on his...

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