Shehbaz Sharif, Pakistan’s new prime minister, is congratulated by PM Modi

In the face of protests, Shehbaz Sharif secured 201 votes in parliament on Sunday to win a second term as prime minister of Pakistan.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used X to congratulate Shehbaz Sharif, the newly elected prime minister of Pakistan who represents the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.

PM Modi commented, “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on taking office as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.”

In the face of protests, Shehbaz Sharif secured 201 votes in parliament on Sunday to win a second term as prime minister of Pakistan.

Along with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, his party, the PML-N, will form a coalition government.

Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sharif supported party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for speaker of the national house and his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for prime minister.

Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Nawaz Sharif, was designated as the chief minister of Punjab province as part of the agreement forming the PML-N-PPP alliance.

On February 26, Maryam, Nawaz’s political heir, took the oath of office and became the nation’s first female chief minister of any province.

Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, was designated as the PPP’s senior leader and would hold the presidency, according to the other agreement.

Sharif’s party, the Nawaz PML-N, came in second in the February 8 elections.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, backed independent candidates who won the most seats but were unable to secure a majority in parliament.

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Results of the Election in Pakistan

• A party can only form a government in Pakistan if it wins 133 of the 265 contested seats in the 266-member national house, according to the country’s constitution.
• In the national assembly, Imran Khan’s PTI-aligned independent candidates secured 93 out of 265 seats.
• With the support of Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N won 75 seats in the national assembly.
• In the national assembly, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) secured 54 seats.
• The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), situated in Karachi, was able to secure 17 seats by standing up for Urdu-speaking Indian migrants during the partition.
• A candidate’s death forced a postponement of the election for one seat.

In the face of protests, Shehbaz Sharif secured 201 votes in parliament on Sunday to win a second term as prime minister of Pakistan.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi used X to congratulate Shehbaz Sharif, the newly elected prime minister of Pakistan who represents the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party.

PM Modi commented, “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on taking office as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.”

In the face of protests, Shehbaz Sharif secured 201 votes in parliament on Sunday to win a second term as prime minister of Pakistan.

Along with the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, his party, the PML-N, will form a coalition government.

Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Sharif supported party loyalist Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for speaker of the national house and his younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for prime minister.

Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Nawaz Sharif, was designated as the chief minister of Punjab province as part of the agreement forming the PML-N-PPP alliance.

On February 26, Maryam, Nawaz’s political heir, took the oath of office and became the nation’s first female chief minister of any province.

Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, was designated as the PPP’s senior leader and would hold the presidency, according to the other agreement.

Sharif’s party, the Nawaz PML-N, came in second in the February 8 elections.

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), the party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan, backed independent candidates who won the most seats but were unable to secure a majority in parliament.

Results of the Election in Pakistan

A party can only form a government in Pakistan if it wins 133 of the 265 contested seats in the 266-member national house, according to the country’s constitution.

In the national assembly, Imran Khan’s PTI-aligned independent candidates secured 93 out of 265 seats.

With the support of Nawaz Sharif, the PML-N won 75 seats in the national assembly.

In the national assembly, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) secured 54 seats.

The Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P), situated in Karachi, was able to secure 17 seats by standing up for Urdu-speaking Indian migrants during the partition.

A candidate’s death forced a postponement of the election for one seat.

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