Pakistan political crisis highlights: Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as 23rd Pak PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif after he was sworn in as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.

Shehbaz Sharif took oath as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan on Monday evening. 

Sindh governor Imran Ismail resigned on Monday evening, hours after announcing that he will step down from the post. 

In an apparent slip of tongue, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Monday pronounced the name of deposed premier Nawaz Sharif instead of Shehbaz Sharif, and apologised for his mistake. 

Pakistan President Arif Alvi complained of "discomfort", hours before he was scheduled to administer oath to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. 

"President Dr. Arif Alvi has complained of discomfort. The physician has examined him thoroughly and has advised him rest for a few days," a statement from Alvi's Twitter handle read. 

The Chairman Senate will now administer the oath to Sharif. 

Economists have warned that the new Pakistani government led by Shehbaz Sharif will have to face economic challenges including the rising levels of inflation. 

The country's joint opposition has withdrawn the no-confidence motion against the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province Mahmood Khan, news agency ANI reported on Monday citing local media. The motion against chief minister Khan was submitted last Friday. 

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday that his government will speed up Beijing-backed projects in the country. 

The projects are being carried out under the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) - a part of the Chinsese government's Belt and Road Initiative

Sharif said on Monday that his country wants better relations with India but needed a solution to the decades' long Kashmir dispute. 

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif added on Monday that he will resign from the top post if the foreign conspiracy claims are proved to be genuine. He further said that country's National Security Committee would be briefed on controversial letter related to this so-called conspiracy. 

Imran Khan, the ex-PM, had earlier said that a foreign conspiracy was plotted in the United States to overthrow his government with the help of the opposition parties.

The national assembly session of Pakistan elected PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new Prime Minister. 

Imran Ismail, the governor of Sindh, announced his resignation from the post on Monday. According to Geo News, Ismail, the PTI leader said he doesn't want to call PML-N chief Shehbaz Sharif (who is likely to take over as Pakistan PM) as 'sir'. 

Qureshi also said on Monday that PTI lawmakers will resign and will boycott the election of the new Prime Minister of Pakistan. 

Former foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi told the national assembly on Monday that when India attacked Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, Imran Khan gave a befitting reply by sending back Indian Air Force (IAF) officer Abhinandan Varthaman. 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi also said on Monday that the joint opposition, which elected Shehbaz Sharif as the Prime Minister face, did not even share the same ideology. 

He added that people came out in protest across Pakistan on Sunday on the call of Imran Khan. 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi, Pakistan's former foreign minister, said before the national assembly on Monday that there are two paths before the country, of slavery or sovereignty. 

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will be back in the country after Eid, a senior PML-N leader said on Monday as the National Assembly of Pakistan is set to vote for the next PM. 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers to resign from National Assembly and fight for freedom, says Imran Khan's aide Fawad Chaudhry.

Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) party on Monday decided to boycott the National Assembly session for the election of the new prime minister. Ahead of the National Assembly session, a meeting of the PTI parliamentary party was held at the Parliament House in Islamabad. Read More

A top Pakistani court here on Monday dismissed a petition to register a treason case against former prime minister Imran Khan and various ministers, saying it was inadmissible.

Ahead of the National Assembly session for the election of the new Prime Minister, a meeting of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) parliamentary party is underway at the Parliament House in Islamabad, reported local media

Deposed Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif is expected to return from London next month after Eid,  The Express Tribune reported quoting a senior PML-N leader. 

The PML-Q has decided to file a petition against the PTI dissidents in the Lahore High Court on Monday with the plea that they shouldn't violate the instructions of their party under Article 63A(1) of the Constitution, Dawn reported.