Pakistan's ruling party nominates ousted PM Sharif to lead itISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party nominated ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader on Monday, a government minister said, hours before it used its parliamentary majority to amend a law to allow him to be re-elected party chief. Sharif resigned as prime minister in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him for not declaring a source of income. He was also forced to step down as president of PML-N, though he kept control of the party and installed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a loyalist, as prime minister. The party s state minister for interior, Talal Chaudhry, said a parliamentary meeting of the ruling party chaired by Abbasi had nominated Sharif as its leader. He said Sharif would be formally re-elected president in a session scheduled for Tuesday.  He will become party president tomorrow, God willing,  Chaudhry said. Hours later, Pakistan s parliament amended a law to enable Sharif to re-take PML-N leadership. The amendment bill was presented by law minister Zahid Hamid and passed by lower house with a majority.   We feel very strongly Nawaz Sharif has to lead our party. He s the symbol of unity in our party,  said Rana Afzal Khan, a PML-N lawmaker. Khan said Sharif was battling to assert  civilian supremacy  and boost democracy in a nation that has been beset by military interference in politics. In protest some opposition lawmakers tore up paper copies of the Election Bill 2017, passed by the Senate last week, that allows Sharif to become the party president again despite his disqualification by the court. But the vote was more of a formality as PML-N has a vast majority.     A previous election bill barred from office someone disqualified under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution, which was used by the courts to remove Sharif.   You are making a law for one person. You are putting the assembly on stake for one person,  said Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of Awami Muslim League, a small opposition party. Sharif on Monday appeared before an anti-corruption court and is expected to be indicted next week, along with three of his children.   The veteran leader denies any wrongdoing and has alleged there was a conspiracy against him, with senior PML-N figures pointing fingers at elements of Pakistan s powerful military. The army denies playing a role. Relations between the military and civilian establishment were strained again on Monday when the paramilitary Rangers force, nominally under the control of the interior ministry, barred Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal from entering the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) courts where Sharif appeared. Iqbal, visibly angry, threatened to resign in protest.  I cannot be a puppet interior minister,  Iqbal said.  I am the interior minister and my subordinate force takes orders from somewhere else.        Two states cannot function in one state,  he said. worldnews
pakistan ruling party nominates ousted pm sharia lead itislamabad reuters the ruling pakistan muslim mln party nominated ousted premier away sharia leader monday government minister said hours used parliamentary majority amend law allow party chief sharia resigned prime minister july supreme court disqualified declaring source income he also forced step president though kept control party installed shahid khan abbas loyalist prime minister the party state minister interior tall chaudhry said parliamentary meeting ruling party chaired abbas nominated sharia leader he said sharia would formally president session scheduled tuesday he become party president tomorrow god willing chaudhry said hours later pakistan parliament amended law enable sharia leadership the amendment bill presented law minister said amid passed lower house majority we feel strongly away sharia lead party he symbol unity party said rana fatal khan lawmaker khan said sharia battling assert civilian supremacy boost democracy nation beset military interference politics in protest opposition lawmakers tore paper copies election bill passed senate last week allows sharia become party president despite disqualification court but vote formality vast majority a previous election bill barred office someone disqualified article constitution used courts remove sharia you making law one person you putting assembly stake one person said sheikh rapid ahmed leader swami muslim league small opposition party sharia monday appeared court expected indicted next week along three children the veteran leader denies wrongdoing alleged conspiracy senior figures pointing fingers elements pakistan powerful military the army denies playing role relations military civilian establishment strained monday paramilitary rangers force nominally control interior ministry barred interior minister hasan equal entering national accountability bureau nab courts sharia appeared equal visibly angry threatened resign protest i puppet interior minister equal said i interior minister subordinate force takes orders somewhere else two states function one state said worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Pakistan's ruling party nominates ousted PM Sharif to lead itISLAMABAD (Reuters) - The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) party nominated ousted premier Nawaz Sharif as its leader on Monday, a government minister said, hours before it used its parliamentary majority to amend a law to allow him to be re-elected party chief. Sharif resigned as prime minister in July after the Supreme Court disqualified him for not declaring a source of income. He was also forced to step down as president of PML-N, though he kept control of the party and installed Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, a loyalist, as prime minister. The party s state minister for interior, Talal Chaudhry, said a parliamentary meeting of the ruling party chaired by Abbasi had nominated Sharif as its leader. He said Sharif would be formally re-elected president in a session scheduled for Tuesday.  He will become party president tomorrow, God willing,  Chaudhry said. Hours later, Pakistan s parliament amended a law to enable Sharif to re-take PML-N leadership. The amendment bill was presented by law minister Zahid Hamid and passed by lower house with a majority.   We feel very strongly Nawaz Sharif has to lead our party. He s the symbol of unity in our party,  said Rana Afzal Khan, a PML-N lawmaker. Khan said Sharif was battling to assert  civilian supremacy  and boost democracy in a nation that has been beset by military interference in politics. In protest some opposition lawmakers tore up paper copies of the Election Bill 2017, passed by the Senate last week, that allows Sharif to become the party president again despite his disqualification by the court. But the vote was more of a formality as PML-N has a vast majority.     A previous election bill barred from office someone disqualified under Article 62 and 63 of the Constitution, which was used by the courts to remove Sharif.   You are making a law for one person. You are putting the assembly on stake for one person,  said Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, the leader of Awami Muslim League, a small opposition party. Sharif on Monday appeared before an anti-corruption court and is expected to be indicted next week, along with three of his children.   The veteran leader denies any wrongdoing and has alleged there was a conspiracy against him, with senior PML-N figures pointing fingers at elements of Pakistan s powerful military. The army denies playing a role. Relations between the military and civilian establishment were strained again on Monday when the paramilitary Rangers force, nominally under the control of the interior ministry, barred Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal from entering the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) courts where Sharif appeared. Iqbal, visibly angry, threatened to resign in protest.  I cannot be a puppet interior minister,  Iqbal said.  I am the interior minister and my subordinate force takes orders from somewhere else.        Two states cannot function in one state,  he said. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: pakistan ruling party nominates ousted pm sharia lead itislamabad reuters the ruling pakistan muslim mln party nominated ousted premier away sharia leader monday government minister said hours used parliamentary majority amend law allow party chief sharia resigned prime minister july supreme court disqualified declaring source income he also forced step president though kept control party installed shahid khan abbas loyalist prime minister the party state minister interior tall chaudhry said parliamentary meeting ruling party chaired abbas nominated sharia leader he said sharia would formally president session scheduled tuesday he become party president tomorrow god willing chaudhry said hours later pakistan parliament amended law enable sharia leadership the amendment bill presented law minister said amid passed lower house majority we feel strongly away sharia lead party he symbol unity party said rana fatal khan lawmaker khan said sharia battling assert civilian supremacy boost democracy nation beset military interference politics in protest opposition lawmakers tore paper copies election bill passed senate last week allows sharia become party president despite disqualification court but vote formality vast majority a previous election bill barred office someone disqualified article constitution used courts remove sharia you making law one person you putting assembly stake one person said sheikh rapid ahmed leader swami muslim league small opposition party sharia monday appeared court expected indicted next week along three children the veteran leader denies wrongdoing alleged conspiracy senior figures pointing fingers elements pakistan powerful military the army denies playing role relations military civilian establishment strained monday paramilitary rangers force nominally control interior ministry barred interior minister hasan equal entering national accountability bureau nab courts sharia appeared equal visibly angry threatened resign protest i puppet interior minister equal said i interior minister subordinate force takes orders somewhere else two states function one state said worldnews