Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Information Secretary Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the party supremo Nawaz Sharif has nominated party President Shehbaz Sharif for the post of the country’s prime minister.

She added that PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz was nominated for the post of Punjab’s Chief Minister, reports DAWN.

AFP Adds: Pakistan's two main political parties that oined forces to oust Imran Khan as prime minister in 2022 said Tuesday they would form a new coalition to rule the country, after an election last week failed to produce a decisive winner.

With the army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) short of votes to win a ruling majority, it said it was partnering with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as well as a handful of smaller parties to form the next government.

Loyalists of Khan, jailed on corruption charges, won the most seats as independent candidates in Thursday's election.

"The parties present here are almost two-thirds of the house that has been elected," said Shehbaz Sharif, president of the PML-N, alongside leaders of the PPP and two other groups, and representatives from two more.

After the press conference, an aide said Sharif would lead the country.

"The PML-N's candidate for prime minister is Shehbaz Sharif," party spokeswoman Marriyum Aurangzeb told Geo News.

Sharif said the PML-N was even willing to talk to Khan to include his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in the next government.

"Forget and forgive; forgive and forget -- come let's join hands for the betterment of the country," he said.

"Sacrifice self interests, set the issue of egos aside."