New Prime Minister of Pakistan

Islamabad, Aug 17: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has been elected the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaisar announced the name of the Leader of the House after vote count.

Imran Khan secured 176 votes while Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Shehbaz Sharif bagged 96 votes in the polling for the Leader of the House in National Assembly on Friday.

The MNAs supporting Imran Khan gathered in lobby A while those supporting Shahbaz Sharif in lobby B.

The speaker had designated booth A as voting booth for Imran Khan and booth B as voting booth for Shahbaz Sharif in the NA.



Attired in white-shalwar qameez and black waistcoat, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has also reached the parliament house.

I congratulate @ImranKhanPTI on becoming the #PrimeMinister of Pakistan. I hope that he will do everything possible to fulfil expectations by addressing issues of the people.

— Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri (@TahirulQadri) August 17, 2018

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