Pakistan lawmakers on Monday elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister following the weekend ouster of Imran Khan, who resigned his national assembly seat — along with most of his party members — ahead of the vote. “Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has been elected as prime minister,” said ...
Pakistan’s opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif has submitted his nomination to be the next prime minister after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in the parliament. Shehbaz, 70, the younger brother of three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, is widely expected to replace him following a vote on Monday. Marriyum Aurangzeb, a ...