Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif will take oath on Monday as Pakistan's 24th Prime Minister, as reported by ARY News, citing sources.
Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced Shehbaz Sharif has been elected Pakistan's PM as he secured 201 votes while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) candidate for prime minister, Omar Ayub Khan, received 92 votes.
The Tibetan diaspora held a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Vienna on Wednesday, demanding the release of arrested Tibetans in Sichuan who were peacefully protesting the planned construction of a dam in Tibet, local sources stated.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, in a meeting with the Union Health Minister, said that the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the government of India are working with the private sector to come up with cost-effective therapy for sickle cell anaemia for the whole world.
She secured 220 votes in the election, triumphing over her opponent, Rana Aftab Ahmad of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), who received zero votes due to a boycott by SIC members.
In Punjab, PML-N Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Sharif is the party's candidate for the chief minister slot and against her is Rana Aftab Ahmed of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Meanwhile, in Sindh PPP's Murad Ali Shah will contend Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) candidate Al
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) senior vice president Maryam Nawaz is set to witness a one-to-one contest for the post of chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab on Monday as the nomination papers of PML-N nominee Maryam Nawaz and Sunni Ittehad Council's (SIC) Rana Aftab were declared valid
The second session of the recently elected Punjab Assembly, presided over by outgoing Speaker Sibtain Khan, witnessed a charged atmosphere as members from PML-N and SIC, including MPAs with PTI's backing, engaged in fervent slogan-shouting against each other.
In a strategic move aimed at securing government formations in various regions, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced an alliance with the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), marking a significant shift in its political maneuvers following the February 8 elections