Shehbaz Sharif becomes 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan

Category : International Published on: April 13 2022

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Pakistan's parliament has selected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister, after Imran Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote.
Shehbaz Sharif will now form a new government that can remain in place until elections are due in August 2023.
Sharif was administered the oath by Senate chairperson Sadiq Sanjarani after President Arif Alvi complained of ‘discomfort’.
Shahbaz Sharif is the brother of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
Imran Khan was sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August 2018. He had a tenure of 1,332 days till 10 April 2022.
Shehbaz Sharif has also served as chief minister of Punjab province for three terms.