LAHORE: A day after PML-N issued a clarification on the statement of party president Shehbaz Sharif regarding his idea of ‘national government’, the opposition leader in the National Assembly on Thursday appointed a spokesperson for himself, sparking a debate in the party that he (Shehbaz) has shown his annoyance in this way.
“I am happy to announce that Malik Ahmad Khan will be my spokesperson. He served as special assistant to chief minister Punjab on information and culture during my tenure as CM and did a remarkable job,” Shehbaz announced in a tweet on Thursday.
A party insider told Dawn that Mr Shehbaz picked a person who was close to his sons — Hamza and Suleman. He said after the ‘embarrassing’ episode of clarification of his statement, he decided to have his ‘family trusted’ person to represent him in the media.
Malik Ahmad Khan had not been in the media team of the PML-N since the party lost the last general election three years ago. “Within the PML-N, Mr Khan is considered from the Shehbaz camp as he mostly defends his boss (Shehbaz),” he said.
