LAHORE, May 26: Senior PML-N leaders nominated Mian Nawaz Sharif on Sunday for the post of prime minister. They will forward their nomination to the party’s parliamentary committee to take a formal decision and announce it within two days.

With a large number of newly-elected independent MNAs from the four provinces joining the PML-N and legislators to be elected on reserved seats for women and minorities, the party will be in a position to gain majority on its own in the National Assembly.

According to the party sources, the decision to nominate Mr Sharif was taken in an informal meeting of the leaders. They would submit a resolution in a meeting of the parliamentary committee scheduled for Tuesday, before the commencement of the National Assembly session.

Meanwhile, Peoples Muslim League chief Arbab Ghulam Rahim met former chief minister Shahbaz Sharif at Raiwind and announced the merger of his party into the PML-N. The PML-N leader termed the development a major step which would bring about prosperity in the country, particularly in Sindh.

Meanwhile, caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi of Punjab told reporters that Shahbaz Sharif would take oath as chief minister on June 6.

He denied reports of his appointment as the country’s ambassador to the US.

He said he was not in a position to say anything because as caretaker chief minister he was not supposed to make political statements. He added that he would be able to answer such questions on June 7 after the elected government took oath.