Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has been sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan. On Monday (March 4) he took the responsibility of the Prime Minister for the second time after reciting the oath.
On Monday (March 4) he took the responsibility of the Prime Minister for the second time after reciting the oath.
A day after being elected as the Prime Minister, Shehbaz appeared at the President's office in the capital Islamabad for the swearing-in ceremony. President Dr. Arif Alvi recited his oath.
A month after the general election, the National Assembly voted for the prime ministerial election on Sunday (March 3). Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 24th Prime Minister of the country after defeating PTI's candidate Omar Ayub. He confirmed the vote of 201 members of parliament.
Pakistan held general elections last month without the most popular party, the PTI. Voting ended amid widespread irregularities and violence. The results are also rigged. However, PTI candidates secured victory in maximum number of seats (93).
In terms of results, Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) came second and third respectively.
But PTI could not form the government despite getting more seats. PML-N (75 seats) and PPP (54 seats) got that opportunity.
PTI and several other parties have been protesting against irregularities and rigging of results since the polls. Meanwhile, the struggle to form a coalition government continues.
The first session of the National Assembly took place last Thursday (February 29) after the elections. The newly elected parliamentarians took oath on the same day. Four days later, Shahbaz Sharif was sworn in as Prime Minister.
Earlier in 2022, Shahbaz became the Prime Minister of the PML-N and PPP-led coalition government after the fall of Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-led government. He served till the election of caretaker government in August last year.
