"He (Shahbaz) has either failed to convince his elder brother or the latter played smart politics to keep him in Punjab," a PML-N leader close to Shahbaz Sharif told Dawn on Friday. "Perhaps Shahbaz missed the golden chance of becoming premier. ""Nawaz played excellent family politics. "Once the decision was conveyed to Shahbaz, he asked Rana Sanaullah to tell the media that most party members wanted him in Punjab. "A federal minister told Dawn that the decision to "retain" Shahbaz Sharif had been finalised.

Source: Economic Times August 05, 2017 08:26 UTC