Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated newly elected Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif for his election, saying that "India desires peace and stability in a region free of terror".
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader was elected and took the oath as Pakistan's Prime Minister on Monday, 11 April. The leader had garnered 174 votes in the assembly.
As the Pakistan National Assembly convened on Monday afternoon to elect a new prime minister, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) announced boycott of the prime minister's election and resignation from the National Assembly.
Sharif and PTI vice-chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi, who was among those who boycotted the session, had filed their nomination papers on Sunday. Qureshi secured 0 votes on Monday.
A meeting of PTI's parliamentary party was held at the Parliament House in Islamabad. It was chaired by PTI chairperson Imran Khan.
PTI party chairman Imran Khan chaired a parliamentary meeting at the Parliament House in Islamabad
PTI supporters held a protest rally in Lahore against the ouster of former prime minister and party chairman Imran Khan
The PTI rally that started at 9 pm on Sunday and lasted till 3 am on Monday
Shahbaz Sharif met Pakistan Peoples Party and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam leaders and discussed the political situation
Nawaz Sharif is expected to return to Pakistan from London next month after Eid
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