Shahid Khaqan Abbasi Elected As New Prime Minister Of Pakistan After Nawaz Sharif

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the nominee of ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) has been elected as the new Prime Minister of Pakistan by the National Assembly today, reports Dawn. Abbasi will succeed Nawaz Sharif, who was ousted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after being found guilty of corruption in the Panama Papers case last week. Abbasi’s path is clear because of “disunity” among the opposition ranks as well as the superior numbers enjoyed by the ruling PML-N in the assembly, according to Dawn. However, Abbasi would only serve as an interim PM, until Nawaz’s younger brother Shabaz Sharif becomes eligible to become the PM. Shabaz is presently Punjab CM and he will have to win an election for the National Assembly to become the PM.

According to PTI, Pakistan’s opposition parties on Monday failed to agree on a joint candidate against PML-N’s Abbasi for the prime minister’s election, with six candidates filing their nomination papers for the polls scheduled to be held tomorrow. Pakistan Supreme Court had disqualified 67-year-old Nawaz for dishonesty on Friday and ruled that corruption cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal, forcing him to resign.

President Mamnoon Hussain has summoned National Assembly, the lower house of parliament, today at 3:00 PM to elect the new leader of the house. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had nominated Abbasi as interim prime minister candidate. Talking to media after submitting his nomination papers on Monday, Abbasi said he would continue with the policies of ousted prime minister Sharif over the period of his tenure.

 

SOURCE : FINANCIAL EXPRESS

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