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Shahbaz Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new prime minister

Opposition parties united under PDM

Opposition parties leaders Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Shahbaz Sharif, Maulana Fazul Rehman holding press conference in Islamabad. Source: AP Photo/Anjum Naveed

Pakistan's parliament has elected Shahbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister following the weekend ousting of Imran Khan. Mr Khan resigned his national assembly seat, along with most of his party members, ahead of the vote.



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