Punjab lawmakers to elect new CM shortly
(WorldNews Pakistan)

Lawmakers are seated in the Punjab Assembly as the session to elect a new provincial chief minister begins on Sunday. The session, being chaired by newly elected PA Speaker Chaudhry Pervez Elahi, faced a delay as MPAs were having breakfast, PTV News reported. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf`s (PTI) Usman Buzdar - backed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) - is going up against former Punjab CM Shahbaz Sharif`s son, Hamza Shahbaz. Buzdar is the favourite to win the election as the PTI has already shown its strength in elections for the...