Soomro names Mengal for new President

KARACHI - PML-N leader, Elahi Bux Soomro, has suggested that next President should be elected from Balochistan province and said that BNP-M chief Ataullah Mengal would be the best candidate for the slot.

Talking to The Nation on Friday, the former Speaker of National Assembly said that as senior politician and central PML-N leader, he was suggesting the name of Ataullah Mengal for next president with a view to bring people of Balochistan in mainstream national politics.

He added that to propose the name of Ataullah Mengal for the slot of President he would hold meeting with PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif.