Islamabad: Pakistan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif raked up the Kashmir issue in his maiden address but pledged to improve ties with all leading nations, including the country’s neighbors. Shehbaz said that Pakistan would not become part of any “great game” and his government would increase the number of friends.
He pledged to build and improve ties with all leading nations, including neighbors. “We will keep ties with neighbors on the basis of equality,” Shehbaz, 72, said as he easily won the election in the National Assembly to become Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time.
Shehbaz, however, raked up the Kashmir issue and equated it with Palestine. “Let’s all come together […] and the National Assembly should pass a resolution for the freedom of Kashmiris and Palestinians,” he added.
He also thanked his allies in the coalition government for putting their trust in him and making him Leader of the House. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president thanked his elder brother Nawaz and all the allies for putting their trust in him and making him Leader of the House.
Shehbaz, who was the consensus candidate of the PML-N and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), received 201 votes in the 336-member house. He promised to put the country on the path of development and announced to overcome all hurdles. “Though it is easier said than done, we will fulfill our task,” he said.
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PM Modi congratulates Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on taking oath as the prime minister of Pakistan. The Indian PM said on X, “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.”
In the February 8 elections, Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party came second. Independent candidates backed by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf won the most seats but failed to get a majority in Parliament.
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