... served two non-consecutive terms as prime minister, heads the Pakistain Moslem League (Nawaz). Noted for his spectacular corruption, the 1998 Pak nuclear test, border war with India, and for being tossed by General Musharraf, then by the courts...stays at the helm of the ruling party.
Indeed, the nominal change became unavoidable after the apex court struck yet again, barring the former prime minister from leading the party. The elevation of Shahbaz Sharif