Web Desk — Former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif, president of Pakistan’s Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was elected prime minister by the National Assembly on Monday. This comes after Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), was ejected as premier over the weekend following a no-trust vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development came after PTI lawmakers announced mass resignations and boycotted the session, paving the way for Shehbaz to secure 174 votes, the same number he obtained from the no-trust motion against Khan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ayaz Sadiq presided over the session after Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri also resigned from his post as deputy speaker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In an address to the Parliament, Shehbaz declared it was the first time in Pakistan’s history that a no-confidence motion against a PM had been successful, adding that “good triumphed over evil”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Today is a “big day” for Pakistan because a “selected” premier has been removed from office legally and constitutionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He thanked the Supreme Court for burying the doctrine of necessity forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shehbaz said the former government claimed to have received the “threat letter” on March 7, but opposition decisions had been taken way before then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to him, if what the previous government claimed is a lie, then the matter should be disclosed publicly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shehbaz said that the parliament’s security committee would receive an in-camera briefing on the “threat letter” in the presence of armed forces personnel, bureaucrats, as well as the ambassador who wrote it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“If any evidence exists that we were being backed by foreign conspirators, then I will resign from the office of prime minister,” Shehbaz said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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