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Pakistan news: Shehbaz Sharif to swear in as new Pakistan PM
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Now, the brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, is the main candidate to replace Khan. Pakistan news: Shehbaz Sharif to swear in as new Pakistan PM
Imran Khan was thrown out of office as Pakistan's Prime Minister on Saturday after losing a no-confidence vote in the national assembly. Now, the brother of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, is the main candidate to replace Khan.
Pakistan’s Leader of the Opposition and PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif has been elected as new Prime Minister of Pakistan after PTI lawmakers resigned en masse ahead of election for new PM in the National Assembly.
Who is Pakistan's New PM Shehbaz Sharif?
The younger brother of three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz, 70, led a successful bid by the opposition in parliament to topple Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote. The Leader of the Opposition enjoys amicable relations with Pakistan’s military. After Khan’s ouster, Shehbaz Sharif said it was a chance to make a fresh star. “A new dawn has started… this alliance will rebuild Pakistan,” he said.
