The Senate secretariat on Friday issued the notification for the appointment of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as Leader of the House in Senate, reported 24NewsHD TV channel.

Earlier on Friday, 24News had reported that Senator Azam Nazir Tarar of the PML-N would resign from his seat today as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had decided to replace him with Finance Minister Ishaq Dar as Leader of the House in Senate. 

Quoting its sources, the channel reported that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had approved Dar’s name for the seat, and that the Senate secretariat would soon notify him as new Leader of the House.

Reporter: Usman Khan