PML-N unveils two names for interim Punjab chief minister.

LAHORE -- The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Tuesday sent two names to Punjab Governor Baligh Ur Rehman for the post of the province's caretaker chief minister, rejecting the three names suggested by Parvez Elahi.

PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz has sent the names of Adviser to the Prime Minister on Establishment Ahad Cheema and senior journalist Mohsin Naqvi to the governor for consideration.

To hold a further consultation on the caretaker CM's appointment, Shehbaz has nominated PML-N member Malik Ahmad Khan, as per the party's statement.

It also added that the "PML-N doesn't agree with the names sent by the outgoing Chief Minister Elahi".

Two days earlier, CM Elahi revealed the three names for a caretaker CM, which were agreed upon after...

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