Preparations for the new government are in full swing in Pakistan. It is reported that the opposition has nominated Shahbaz Sharif as its candidate for the Prime Minister. Pakistan’s new Wazir-e-Azam is to be decided on Monday. After Imran Khan was out of power, Sharif had thanked the media, lawyers through a tweet. The no-confidence motion against Imran was passed on Sunday. 174 MPs voted against him.
According to ARY News, on Sunday, the opposition parties named Shahbaz Sharif of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz as the joint opposition candidate. Shahbaz is the brother of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif. On Sunday, he tweeted, ‘Media, Civil Society, Lawyers, Mere Quaid Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari, Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman, Bilawal Bhutto, Khalid Maqbool, Khalid Magasi, Mosin Davar, Ali Wazir, Amir Haider Hota and all parties. Thanks to the leaders and workers for standing up for the Constitution.
According to media reports, there is speculation that Pakistan Peoples Party chief Bilawal Bhutto may be made the next foreign minister of Pakistan. He is the son of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and former nation Asif Ali Zardari. The special thing is that during the ouster of Imran Khan from power, Sharif’s name was in special discussion. He has been the Chief Minister of Punjab for three times.
After several attempts to avoid the no-confidence motion, the National Assembly of Pakistan went to the midnight voting. During this, 174 members voted in favor of the motion in the 342-member house. Although the loss of power of the Prime Minister without completing the term is not new in Pakistan, but Imran is the first PM to step down through a no-confidence motion.