The Pakistan Muslim League(N) President, Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, has been elected as the 27th Prime Minister of Pakistan in the most recent development in Pakistan's political history. He is the first ever Pakistani to get elected as Prime Minister for the third time.
Born on 25th December 1949, Nawaz Sharif bagged 244 votes against his opponents, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Makhdoom Amin Fahim of Pakistan People's Party, who repsectively got 31 and 42 votes.
Nawaz Sharif held the Prime Minister's office 13 years and 8 months ago, when his government was dissolved by the then Chief-of-Army-Staff. General Pervez Musharraf on 12th October 1999. After that, he faced a seven-year-long exile in Saudi Arabia and then returned to Pakistan in November 2007.
Born on 25th December 1949, Nawaz Sharif bagged 244 votes against his opponents, Makhdoom Javed Hashmi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Makhdoom Amin Fahim of Pakistan People's Party, who repsectively got 31 and 42 votes.
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| Newly elected PM Nawaz Sharif taking oath from President Zardari |
His party achieved majority in the 11th May General Elections, the nation amid hopes and promises made by Nawaz Sharif that he will steer the country out of crisis. The newly elected Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif in his first speech from the National Assembly, before taking oath of the office, called for an end to drone attacks, saying "the daily business of drones must come to an end". He also said that other countries must respect the sovereignty of Pakistan and should also address the concerns of the country.
Accepting the challenges being faced by the country, Nawaz Sharif said his government had concrete plans and would not tolerate any corruption. “There will be swift accountability and cronyism will not be tolerated.” On the issue of the power crisis, he remarked that his political party had some good plans to deal with the power outages and the results would become apparent soon.
Accepting the challenges being faced by the country, Nawaz Sharif said his government had concrete plans and would not tolerate any corruption. “There will be swift accountability and cronyism will not be tolerated.” On the issue of the power crisis, he remarked that his political party had some good plans to deal with the power outages and the results would become apparent soon.
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