ISLAMABAD::PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has decided not to contest upcoming bypolls as he is “disappointed” by his coalition partner PPP’s attitude on the issue of reinstating dozens of judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf during emergency last year.

PML-N joint secretary Siddique-ul-Farooque on Saturday confirmed that Sharif would not contest the bypolls scheduled for June but did not give any reason.

Sources said the PPP’s attitude on the judges’ issue had disappointed the PML-N leader and led to his decision of not taking part in the by-poll, the Dawn newspaper reported.

A PML-N official said Sharif had informed the party’s central working committee (CWC) about his decision on Friday when it met to discuss the situation in the wake of his talks with Zardari in Dubai.

Though Sharif announced on Friday that the PML-N and PPP had agreed to restore the deposed judges on May 12, PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and other leaders of the party have refused to commit themselves to this deadline.

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