Shahbaz Sharif chosen as Pakistan’s PM following Imran Khan’s ouster
Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif was nominated by the Opposition as the joint candidate for the election of Prime Minister that is scheduled to hold tomorrow at 2 PM local time.
New Delhi: The ouster of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan has brought joy and cheering among its citizens. Despite several attempts to block the no-confidence motion in the country’s National Assembly, the voting took place after midnight in which at least 174 members voted in favour of the motion in the 342-member house while the members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were absent.
Meanwhile, Shehbaz Sharif was nominated by the Opposition as the joint candidate for the election of Prime Minister that is scheduled to hold tomorrow at 2 PM local time. Following his nomination by the opposition, Sharif tweeted, “Special thanks to media, civil society, lawyers, my Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto, Khalid Maqbool, Khalid Magsi, Mosin Dawar, Ali Wazir, Amir Haider Hoti & leaders & workers of all political parties for standing up for the Constitution!”
See the tweet here:
Special thanks to media, civil society, lawyers, my Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto, Khalid Maqbool, Khalid Magsi, Mosin Dawar, Ali Wazir, Amir Haider Hoti & leaders & workers of all political parties for standing up for the Constitution!
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) April 10, 2022
Reportedly, Shahbaz is the younger brother of three-time Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who was removed from the chair in 2017 and was jailed over corruption charges. After being released on bail for medical treatment, he is currently based in the United Kingdom.
As per the report by Pak media, Sharif’s party PML-N has collected more than one nomination papers from the national assembly secretariat. Besides, the party members are also expected to submit nomination papers for the 70-year-old leader.
Sharif will be elected unopposed if no other candidate submits nomination papers against him.
Sharif has held the chief minister’s chair in Punjab province. During his time as a chief minister of Punjab which is considered to be Pakistan’s most populous province, Shahbaz planned and implied a number of infrastructure major projects, including Pakistan’s first modern mass transport in Lahore.
Meanwhile, citizens are enjoying the ouster of Imran Khan. One was seen dancing and shouting slogans against Imran Khan, terming him as “chor Nazi.”
“Today’s victory is the victory of labourers. The biggest thing is that Pakistan has been relieved of a ‘bad person’ (referring to Imran Khan), said another Pakistani national.