Pakistan National Assembly set to elect new PM today

The National Assembly of Pakistan will elect its new leader of the House on Monday as former Prime Minister Imran Khan was ousted from the office by joined Opposition through no-confidence motion, reports Daily Pakistan. 

The NA session is set to begin at 2pm (Pakistan local time).

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz president Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday filed their nomination papers for the position.

Shehbaz Sharif have bright chances to make it to the top post as most the PTI’s ally parties had joined hands with the Opposition before the no-trust vote.

Reports said that the PML-N president will take oath to the office today as preparation in this regard has been finalised at the President House. The event would be attended by all three services chiefs, foreign ambassadors and other top officials. 

In a historic first for Pakistan, Imran Khan was ousted as the prime minister of Pakistan from office through a no-confidence motion on Saturday.

The session was chaired by Ayaz Sadiq - a member of the panel of chairs - after speaker Asad Qasier resigned from his post.

Addressing the house after success of the vote of no-confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Shehbaz Sharif thanked all parties, which made the united opposition. He said this success was result of the unity among the opposition political parties and this unity would build a new Pakistan.

Meanwhile, the former prime minister has announced to launch a protest movement across the country as he has been claimed that foreign hands were involved in toppling of his government.