The ruling Pakistan Muslim League(Nawaz) PML-N today cleared the way for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to be re-elected as the party's President. <br/><br/>During a meeting of the party's Central Working Committee (CWC), PML-N leaders agreed to amend the party's constitution so that any person could assume the presidency even if that person did not hold public office. <br/><br/>Earlier in the day, Nawaz Sharif had appeared before the accountability court after being summoned in connection with three graft cases prepared by the National Accountability Bureau against him and his family. <br/><br/>However, he was not formally charged with a crime as his lawyer argued that all of the accused in the case must be present in court before they could be indicted. <br/><br/>The accused – Nawaz; his children Hussain, Hassan, and Maryam; and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar – are now expected to appear on the 9th of this month to be formally indicted. <br/><br/>The court has issued non-bailable arrest warrants for the men and a bailable warrant for Maryam, likely keeping in mind that she may need to stay with her ailing mother in London.