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Pakistan Prime Minister-designate Shehbaz Sharif mistakenly described himself as the 'leader of the opposition' while addressing the National Assembly on Sunday, Geo News reported. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader was elected as the country's 24th Prime Minister amid uproar by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) members.
ARY News quoted sources as saying that he is expected to take oath today. President Arif Alvi will administer the oath to the newly elected Prime Minister at a ceremony to be held at Rashtrapati Bhavan tomorrow at 3 pm.
“I would like to heartily thank all those members who elected me as the leader of the opposition with their votes and affection,” Sharif said while addressing the National Assembly.
Shehbaz Sharif got 201 votes while his Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) rival Omar Ayub Khan got 92 votes.
The Prime Minister-designate, in his 'victory speech' in the Assembly, said that amid the severe economic slowdown in the country and people's livelihood concerns, the expenses of the National Assembly are also being paid for with borrowed money, reports Dawn. Is.
However, the PML-N president also raised the Kashmir issue and called for 'freedom' of Kashmiris and Palestinians.
“Let us all come together… and the National Assembly should pass a resolution for the freedom of Kashmiris and Palestinians,” the prime minister-designate said in his ‘victory speech’ at the National Assembly.
Shehbaz Sharif also highlighted the economic crisis facing the country and said that even the National Assembly's expenses are being paid for with borrowed money, Dawn reported.
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shehbaz Sharif lamented that the country is facing a dangerous debt crisis.