Imran Khan has become the new Prime Minister of Pakistan

Cricket star Imran Khan is elected to be the the next prime minister of Pakistan in a vote at the National Assembly.


Imran Khan won with 176 seats while his opponent, PML-N's Shahbaz Sharif, secured 96 votes in the polling that took place in the National Assembly on Friday.

As the newly elected speaker of the house, Asad Qaiser, announced the results, the house erupted with chants of "na manzoor" and "Wazir-e-azam Nawaz Sharif" . The protests by PML-N leaders continued as the speaker tried to restore order in the house. Imran Khan, in the meantime, sat smiling in his seat, accepting congratulations by his party members.

Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony will take place tomorrow. The former cricketer was tipped as the 'PM-in-waiting' soon after the July 25 polls in which PTI won more seats than other political parties.

PML-N leader and former assembly speaker Ayaz Sadiq made a last-minute attempt to convince PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari ─ whose party earlier announced it would abstain from voting ─ to support Shahbaz Sharif.

PTI has 158 seats in the National Assembly. It had won 116 seats in the polls and nine independents joined the PTI later. The PTI has got 28 reserved seats for women and five for non-Muslims.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has 82 seat after the addition of 18 reserved seats — including 16 for women and two for non-Muslims, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has 53 seat with the addition of 11 reserved seats — nine for women and two for non-Muslims.