Pakistan, July 22 -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said he would ask Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to make him the prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) if the party secured victory in the upcoming elections.

The former premier made the remarks while addressing the party's rally in Muzaffarabad, as he - accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz - kicked off PML-N's election campaign ahead of the phased AJK polls, beginning July 27.

Addressing party workers, Nawaz said it had been a long time since he last met the people of the region. "Today, we are meeting after a very long time. I have remained away from you," he said.

The former prime minister also q...