Shehbaz Sharif elected as new prime minister

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Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Shehbaz Sharif was elected unopposed as the prime minister of Pakistan.

Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd prime minister of the country with 174 votes of the National Assembly.

Shortly before the election, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf announced to boycott the assembly and tendered their resignations en masse.

Maryam Nawaz Sharif along with Hamza Shehbaz Sharif was also present in the guest gallery.

On Saturday night, the joint opposition passed the no-confidence resolution against Imran Khan after a lengthy session stretching over 14 hours.

The Cabinet Division de-notified 52 members of the federal cabinet including 25 federal ministers and four ministers of state after Imran Khan lost the majority following the no-confidence motion against him sailed through the lower house of the parliament.

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