PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif says his younger brother Shehbaz is the best choice for the prime ministership, especially in the current circumstances Pakistan is in.

He lauded Shehbaz’s performance as the PM during the tenure of the Pakistan Democratic Movement. “The way he stopped the country from defaulting is unprecedented,” Nawaz said.

He further expressed hope that Pakistan would emerge out of the current crises in the next one or two years.

“Pakistan is very injured at this time and we will have to fill its wounds,” Nawaz said. “We will have to take the country out of these difficulties and I believe that we will have to make difficult decisions in the next two years […] but if your intention is pure then God will surely help you.

“We have to give ease to the public, we have to fix the prices of electricity and gas, we have to make Pakistan stand on its feet and if you move forward with a well-thought agenda then this journey will become easy,” Nawaz said.

The PML-N supremo then declared Shehbaz as the party’s candidate for premier.