ISLAMABAD, April 12 (Xinhua) — The opposition’s joint candidate Shahbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday, said an official here.
Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who chaired the National Assembly session to conduct the election for the country’s new prime minister, said that 174 lawmakers in the 342-member house voted in the favor of Shahbaz as opposed to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Ins