Shehbaz Sharif is now the prime minister of Pakistan.
The former leader of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League took over after his predecessor Imran Khan was removed in a parliamentary no-confidence vote earlier this week. CGTN’s Danial Khan reports from Islamabad.
To discuss:
- Zoon Ahmed Khan is a Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization and Anchor of China Economic Net.
- Shuja Nawaz is a distinguished Fellow at the South Asia Center, at the Atlantic Council and author of “The Battle for Pakistan, the Bitter US Friendship and a Tough Neighbourhood”.
- Farahnaz Ispahani is a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center and Former Member of Pakistan’s Parliament.
- Saad Rasool is lawyer and columnist.
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Pakistan's parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister after ousting former Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Pakistan's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke at a rally in the northwestern city of Peshawar, called for early elections and asked his supporters to hold peaceful protests pic.twitter.com/yNODFxQpey
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Tens of thousands of supporters of deposed PM Imran Khan marched in cities across Pakistan, saying they want him back in power — in pictures https://t.co/KPqobe0FI6 pic.twitter.com/P8HvCbdCnj
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