Imran Khan elected new Pakistani PM by National Assembly

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Imran Khan elected new Pakistani PM by National Assembly

Islamabad - The PTI chief secured 176 votes, besting PML-N's Shahbaz Sharif who only got 96 votes.

By AFP

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Published: Fri 17 Aug 2018, 1:59 PM

Last updated: Sat 18 Aug 2018, 2:18 AM

Pakistani lawmakers have endorsed Imran Khan as their next prime minister, ahead of a ceremony on Saturday that should see the World Cup cricket hero sworn in as the new leader of the nuclear-armed nation.
"Imran Khan has secured 176 votes," National Assembly speaker Asad Qaiser said after the vote, broadcast live from the lower house of parliament.
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Khan needed a simple majority of 172 to take power. His only rival, Shahbaz Sharif of the ousted Pakistan Muslim League, won 96 votes, Qaiser said.
 
Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai congratulated Khan on his victory.

 
 
 


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