hief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as the permanent president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Geo News reported on March 13, 2017. Photo: geo 

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LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as the permanent president of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Geo News reported Tuesday.

Shehbaz was elected as permanent president as no one else from the party contested for the post.

The Punjab CM had submitted his nomination form to the party?s election commission earlier in the day.

On February 27, the Central Working Committee of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz had elected Shehbaz Sharif as the interim president after he was nominated by Nawaz Sharif.

PML-N appoints Nawaz Quaid for life, Shehbaz interim president

The decisions were made at the PML-N central working committee meeting

Meanwhile, the CWC had elected former prime minister Nawaz Sharif as lifetime Quaid (leader) of the party.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif had tweeted that Raja Zafarul Haq, PM Abbasi and Shehbaz Sharif's proposal to name Nawaz 'Quaid for life' elicited a resounding approval.

The CWC meeting was held after Nawaz Sharif was disqualified as the PML-N president following the Supreme Court?s verdict in the Elections Act 2017 case. The apex court ruled that a person disqualified under Article 62 and 63 cannot serve as the head of a political party.