Shahbaz is Punjab chief minister and the PML-N has a strong base in the province.Sharif had said after his disqualification by the country's supreme court in the Panama Papers case that Shahbaz would be prime minister after an interim arrangement of 45 days. Now, though, a campaign has been set in motion that is spinning Shahbaz as being much needed in Punjab. PML-N leaders said all that's left is a formal announcement that Shahbaz won't be taking over as prime minister. "Perhaps Shahbaz missed the golden chance of becoming premier... "Nawaz played excellent family politics.

Source: Times of India August 05, 2017 10:07 UTC