Muslim League (N) president and candidate nominated by coalition parties Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for the second time.
Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq presided over the meeting of the assembly for the election of the Prime Minister started one hour late, the meeting was supposed to start at 11 o’clock which happened at 12 o’clock, the meeting started with recitation of the Holy Quran, after which the national The anthem was read.
During the meeting, the members of the National Assembly elected the new Leader of the House by voting.
The JUI members did not take part in the selection process of the Prime Minister and before the doors of the National Assembly hall were closed, the JUI members walked out of the hall while Sardar Akhtar Mengal remained seated in the House and cast his vote for anyone. did not
Secretary National Assembly presented the record of votes to Speaker Ayaz Sadiq.
Later, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced the results of the election for the Prime Minister in the National Assembly and said that Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the Prime Minister of Pakistan with 201 votes. Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 33rd Prime Minister of Pakistan.
The speaker further said that Umar Ayub Khan, the candidate supported by the Sunni Unity Council against Shehbaz Sharif, got 92 votes while a total of 293 votes were cast.
Members of the National Assembly reached the House
PML-N nominee Shahbaz Sharif, PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif, former president Asif Zardari and PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and other members of the National Assembly are present in the House.
On the arrival of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif in the House, the members raised slogans of lion lions and welcomed them by ringing the table.
Jam Kamal took oath
During the meeting, Muslim League (N) Member of Assembly Jam Kamal took oath, Speaker National Assembly Ayaz Sadiq administered oath to him.
Chanting by Sunni Ittehad Council and PML-N members
At the beginning of the session, members of Sunni Ittehad Council and PML-N came face to face in the National Assembly and raised slogans against each other.
Members of the National Assembly of the PML-N carried posters of Nawaz Sharif, while the members of the Sunni Ittehad Council also carried banners in their hands.
The members surrounded the speaker dais and shouted slogans of thief, thief, while the PML-N members raised slogans of ghari chor, after which the Speaker National Assembly called Aamir Dogar, Asad Qaiser, Barrister Gohar and Umar Ayub to the dais.
Later, the members of Muslim League-N kept posters of Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif on their desks, while the members of Sunni Ittehad Council kept pictures of founder PTI on their desks.
The Speaker told the members how to elect the Prime Minister
After that, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq told the members in the House about the method of selecting the Prime Minister, after which the process of selecting the Prime Minister was started.
After the process of election of leader of the house started, the bells were rung in the lobbies, after 5 minutes of ringing the bells, the doors of the house were closed.
He told the members that to vote in favor of Shahbaz Sharif, the members should go to lobby A on the right side, while members should go to lobby B in favor of Umar Ayub.
Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif went to Lobby A while JUI members did not come to the House.
Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto cast their votes
When the voting process started, former President Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto cast their votes, National Party’s Akhtar Mengal did not exercise his right to vote.
The process of selecting the Prime Minister is complete
The process of electing the Prime Minister in the National Assembly has been completed, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq announced the completion of the voting process.
Secretary National Assembly was instructed by Speaker Ayaz Sadiq to start the counting, after which the House of National Assembly became vacant.
No member except Akhtarmengal is present in the House, Speaker Ayaz Sadiq will announce the results after some time.
Prime Ministerial Candidates
Nominated Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is the joint candidate of Muslim League-N and allied parties, while Umar Ayub Khan will be his opponent from the Sunni Ittehad Council.
Shahbaz Sharif has the support of Muslim League-N, People’s Party, MQM, Balochistan Awami Party, Stabilization Pakistan Party, Muslim League-Q, while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is also supporting Sunni Etihad Council candidate Umar Ayub, Balochistan National Party, Jamiat. Islam Ulama has sought support, but JUI has announced that it will not participate in the voting.
In the 336-member house, 169 votes are required to become the prime minister, the alliance has the support of 209 members in the house, while the number of Sunni Etihad Council members in the National Assembly is 91.
Procedure for selection of Prime Minister
According to the Constitution of Pakistan, a candidate for the election of the Prime Minister from the National Assembly must be a Muslim MNA.
On the order of the Speaker, the bells will be rung for 5 minutes before the commencement of the election process of the Prime Minister.
After the bells are rung, the doors of the House will be locked, after which no one can leave or enter the National Assembly Hall until the Speaker is elected.
After that, the Speaker will read out the names of the nominated candidates for the Prime Ministership of the National Assembly.
The Speaker allocates the right lobby for one nominated candidate and the left lobby for the other.