April 11, 2022

Shehbaz Sharif, leader of the opposition in Pakistan's National Assembly, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Monday.

Securing 174 votes from the 342-seat assembly, Sharif became the 23rd Pakistani prime minister, ending a week-long constitutional confrontation that climaxed on Sunday when former Prime Minister Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote.

After the vote, Sharif vowed to tackle an economic malaise that has seen the rupee hit an all-time low and the central bank hike rates by its largest amount in decades last week.

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