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After Shabazz Sharif submitted his application as prime minister candidate last Sunday, parliament passed a motion of no confidence to remove Imran Khan as prime minister
Pakistan’s parliament has selected Shabazz Sharif as the country’s prime minister after it ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan in a no-confidence vote in the early hours of Sunday (April 10).
Shabazz Sharif, 70, the leader of the opposition coalition who has been against Imran Khan, finally won a majority in a vote of no confidence in the National Assembly last week.
Shabazz Sharif now wants to form a cabinet to form a new government to run the country until Pakistan will hold elections in August 2023 to elect the next prime minister.
vote of no confidence
Imran Khan, 69, was finally ousted as prime minister in a no-confidence vote last week after days of intense tussle in Pakistani politics. Imran Khan had previously dissolved parliament and called for early elections to prevent a no-confidence motion in parliament.
But Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreed with opposition calls that Khan’s actions were unconstitutional and ruled that parliament should continue a vote of no confidence.
On Monday (April 11), the National Assembly voted unanimously to elect Sharif as prime minister, making him the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan. Pakistan’s Justice Movement party, led by Imran Khan, boycotted the vote in parliament.
After Shabazz Sharif submitted his application as prime minister last Sunday, parliament passed a vote of no-confidence the next day with 174 votes, just over two votes against. After the vote, Sharif pronounced accusing the government under Imran Khan Sharif of mismanaging the economy.
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Supporters of Imran Khan have held mass rallies in many Pakistani cities to demand the restoration of Khan’s prime ministership.Imran Khan himself still says ‘foreign conspiracy’ led to his ouster
The BBC’s Pakistan correspondent, Secunder Kermani, said that Shabazz Sharif’s brother, Nawaz Sharif, who served as Pakistan’s prime minister three times, publicly criticized the Pakistani military after he was stripped of political power, but His younger brother, Shabazz Sharif, was in favor of a compromise with the “ruling class”.
Like his older brother, Shabazz Sharif has been accused of corruption, and he was even jailed during the reign of Imran Khan. He was not convicted, saying the corruption charges against him were politically motivated.
Imran Khan’s supporters believe that the Sharif family belongs to the “Old Pakistan” ruled by the family, and Pakistan should say goodbye to the history of “Old Pakistan” ruled by the family.
On Sunday night, supporters of Imran Khan held mass rallies in many Pakistani cities demanding the reinstatement of Khan as prime minister. Imran Khan himself still says “foreign conspiracies” led to his ouster.
Imran Khan took to social media to accuse foreign regime change conspiracies immediately after his ouster. He said that while Pakistan had gained independence in 1947, the freedom struggle against foreign regime change conspiracies had begun again. He also accused the new government of being an “import government” led by crooks.
Imran Khan says his political opponents colluded with the United States to strip him of his power because of his independent policies on Afghanistan, Russia and China.
While Washington has vehemently denied Khan’s accusations against the United States, the former prime minister accused the United States of fueling anti-American sentiment among his many supporters.