ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly elected Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s 24th prime minister on Sunday, despite a scuffle caused by members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
“Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif was elected Prime Minister with 201 votes. “While Omar Ayub received 92 votes,” stated Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
The speaker then invited Shehbaz, the only person elected Prime Minister for the second time in a row, to take his seat and address the House.
As soon as the results were announced, SIC legislators began raising a scene and chanting slogans to disrupt Shehabz’s speech.
Shehbaz’s triumph was anticipated because he appreciated the support of seven other parties apart from the PML-N. The PM-elect has the support of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q), Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), Pakistan Muslim League-Zia (PML-Z), Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) and National Party (NP).
