Nawaz Sharif invited all parties to form govt with him

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) candidate for prime minister's slot, Nawaz Sharif, Friday invited all the parties who have secured seats in the February 8 general elections to join his party and form a government in the coming days.

"I have tasked Shehbaz Sharif to meet Fazlur Rehman, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, and Asif Ali Zardari today," Nawaz told a charged crowd in Lahore’s Model Town, which was dubbed as his "victory speech", expressing his desire to form a unity government.

However, as the results trickle in, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidates are leading with more than 90 seats to their name, while the PML-N is trailing behind.

The party's top leaders, on the contrary, said that their candidates have won a majority of the seats and will form government in the centre.

The three-time former premier, who ended his self-imposed exile in October last year, urged all the national institutions and politicians to play a positive role in steering the country out of the ongoing crises.

Referring to the country’s fragile economy, Nawaz said: "At least 10 years are needed for bringing stability to the country."

He said that it was the responsibility of the PML-N to steer the country out of the crises.

The PML-N supremo said that they respect the mandate of all the political parties and independent candidates, and invited them to sit with the former ruling party for the sake of the country

"Our sole agenda is a prosperous Pakistan," he added.

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