Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:25am on 03 Mar 2024,Sunday International
Shehbaz Sharif secures his second term as Pakistan's prime minister with 201 votes amidst shouts and protests in parliament. Leading a coalition government with Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's Pakistan People's Party, Sharif's re-election comes despite Imran Khan's PTI-backed independents winning the largest number of seats. Endorsed by his brother Nawaz Sharif, Shehbaz previously led a coalition government for 16 months. As part of the PML-N-PPP alliance deal, Maryam Nawaz becomes Punjab's first woman chief minister, while Asif Ali Zardari is slated for the President's post. Independent candidates aligned with PTI claimed 93 out of 265 national assembly seats.
