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Home / News / World News / Shehbaz Sharif to be named Pakistan's next PM on Monday
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Shehbaz Sharif to be named Pakistan's next PM on Monday

Shehbaz Sharif to be named Pakistan's next PM on Monday
Written by Abhishek Hari
Apr 10, 2022, 11:39 am 3 min read
Shehbaz Sharif to be named Pakistan's next PM on Monday
Shehbaz Sharif to become Pakistan's PM after Imran Khan's ouster in a much-delayed no-confidence vote (Photo credit: Twitter/@KhaleejMag).

The Imran Khan-led government in Pakistan was ousted from power after losing a much-delayed no-confidence vote early on Sunday. Now, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif—the Leader of the Opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly—is set to become the country's next prime minister. Sharif will reportedly meet with President Arif Alvi on Sunday and the new government's leader will officially be elected on Monday.

Context
Why does this story matter?
  • The vote on the no-confidence motion led to Khan's defeat—who lost by 174 votes in favor of the motion in the 342-member house—making him Pakistan's first PM to be removed through a no-trust vote.
  • This came after Pakistan's Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the dismissal of the motion by Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri last Sunday and reconstituted the National Assembly terming the actions "unconstitutional."
Reactions
Khan's supporters say 'sad day for Pakistan'

Minutes before the no-trust vote commenced, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Suri had also resigned late on Saturday. Meanwhile, following Khan's ouster, former I&B Minister Fawad Hussain tweeted, "Sad day for Pakistan...return of looters a good man sent home." Former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari also tweeted, "Sad day for democracy...US regime succeeds aided and abetted by a corrupt political mafia."

Khan's statement
Khan's statement before losing the no-confidence motion

Before the no-trust vote, Khan said that the "threat letter" proving the US conspiracy to topple his government would be presented to the Chief Justice. "I will not let the global conspiracy succeed and the threatening letter will be presented to the Chief Justice of Pakistan. The threatening diplomatic cable will also be shared with all political heads," he said, before losing the vote.

About
Who is Shehbaz Sharif, likely to be Pakistan's next PM?

PML-N chief Sharif, born in 1951 in Lahore, is the younger brother of former three-time Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif. An alumnus of Government College University, Lahore, he had previously served three terms as the Chief Minister of Pakistan's crucial Punjab province. He was elected the PML-N's President in 2018 and became a Member of the National Assembly for the first time the same year.

Corruption charges
Sharif to become PM despite corruption charges against him?

Sharif became PML-N's chief without opposition in 2018 after Nawaz was found guilty in the Panama Papers case in 2017. Sharif, too—like his brother—faces corruption accusations and was arrested in 2020 on charges of laundering. But the Opposition's unity against Khan and the military establishment's alleged tacit support to ouster Khan likely worked in Sharif's favor to become the frontrunner for the top post.

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Abhishek Hari is a JRF holder in Political Science and is currently the National Writer at NewsBytes. He has previously worked as Sub-editor at The Wire and as a political researcher at the Lok Sabha Secretariat. Hindu College, University of Delhi, and Jamia Millia Islamia are his alma mater. In his free time, he loves to play the drums and listen to classic rock and roll music.
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