During that time Nawaz Sharif became the most prominent politician outside PPP, and eventually became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1990.

Junejo's death also marked the formation of PML (Junejo) in 1993 led by his supporters including Hamid Nasir Chattha, Iqbal Ahmed Khan, Manzoor Wattoo, Akhtar Ali Vario and Sardar Arif Nakai.

The differences cropped up in the same year when Wattoo was removed as the Punjab Chief Minister in the power struggle between the province (headed by PML (Junejo) and the center (headed by rival PPP), leading Arif Nakai another PML (Junejo) candidate to be the new Chief Minister.

[citation needed] In May 2004, PML-J merged with PML-Q along with other parties to form united PML.

[2] In the 2008 general elections, Hamid Nasir Chattha, being part of ruling PML-Q, lost his National Assembly seat.