Shehbaz resigns from presidency of PML-N

Lahore: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday stepped down from the presidency of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), reportedly.

According to media reports, Shehbaz Sharif left the party post and sent his resignation to party leader Mian Nawaz Sharif.

It is also reported that the meeting of the PML-N Central Council will be held on May 18 in Lahore at 11:30am, in which former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif will be elected as the party's president.

The meeting of the executive committee of the party has been called under Article-15 of the party Constitution. The notice for the meeting has been sent to the central committee by Secretary General Ahsan Iqbal.