Who is the new Prime Minister of Pakistan Sharif?

Shahbaz Sharif has been elected the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. He was elected prime minister by a meeting of 174 members of parliament on Monday.

Sharif was Pakistan's joint opposition candidate for the PM's job. A no-confidence motion was voted on Monday, electing him prime minister.

After Shah Mahmood Qureshi withdrew from the competition, Sharif was alone in the competition. A majority in Pakistan's 342-member parliament required 172 votes.

Sharif, 70, has become the chief minister of Pakistan's most populous Punjab province. Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has nominated Sharif for the PM's job.

Sharif is the brother of former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz has not returned to the country after being released from jail on corruption charges. Currently living in London. After the fall of Nawaz Sharif's government, Imran Khan became the Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Shahbaz Sharif also had the opportunity to assume power in Pakistan many times. However, he gave his brother Nawaz Sharif a chance. This time, time has handed over the power of Pakistan to him.