Shehbaz Sharif, Omar Ayub File Nomination Papers For Pak PM Post: Report

According to ARY News, PML-N and its allies, including the Pakistan People's Party, claim to have enjoyed the support of over 200 lawmakers.

Shehbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples' Party (PPP), and Omar Ayub, the nominee of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council, have both filed nomination papers for the position of Prime Minister of the country, reported ARY News on Saturday.

The nomination papers were received by the Secretary of the National Assembly.

A candidate must receive 169 votes in the 336-member parliament to be elected premier.