Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference in Lahore on Feb. 13, 2024.
ISLAMABAD — Lawmakers in Pakistan’s National Assembly on Sunday elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s new prime minister for the second time as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan in parliament shouted in protest, alleging rigging in in multiple cases and has been barred from seeking or holding office. Sharif replaced him as prime minister after
Following days of negotiations, Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League party and his supporters formed an alliance after the Feb. 8 election, which was overshadowed by militant violence, a nationwide mobile phone shutdown, Khan's exclusion from the vote, and an unusual delay in announcing the result. Sharif, in his acceptance speech in parliament Sunday, said:"We were subjected to political victimization in the past but never took any revenge.” Without naming Khan, he said the previous ruler jailed many political rivals, including himself and his ally Asif Ali Zardari., adding that now parliament and the courts would decide whether those involved in attacking the military installations deserved a pardon.
The premier also spoke of repairing ties with the United States. Relations between the two countries have been strained after Khan accused the U.S., Sharif and the Pakistani military of conspiring to keep him out of office, following his ouster.
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