Pakistan Picks Shehbaz Sharif as PM for a Second Term
- Parliament has already elected Sharif-backed speaker
- New leader poised to seek a fresh loan program from IMF
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Shehbaz Sharif was selected as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second term after two old-guard parties formed a coalition to keep jailed politician Imran Khan’s party out of power.
Lawmakers voted for the next premier in the National Assembly on Sunday with Sharif securing 201 votes. His opponent Omar Ayub Khan, who is backed by jailed leader Imran Khan, got 92 votes.