Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif elected Pakistan's prime minister by a huge margin in an election held at the National Assembly here. Now he is all set to sworn in later in the evening by President Asif Ali Zardari.
It is note that Nawaz Sharif won the prime minister's slot by securing 244 of the total 317 votes cast in Wednesday's poll.
Makhdoom Amin Fahim of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) secured 42 votes and Javed Hashmi, of Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) party, bagged 31 votes in the election.
Sharif required 172 votes in the 342-member National Assembly. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) won 186 seats in the May 11 general elections and he also received support from other parties and independent members.
According to sources, some members of the cabinet are likely to take oath shortly after Sharif's oath-taking ceremony.
Sharif becomes Pakistan's first ever leader to serve as prime minister for the third time following the victory of his Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) in the May 11 general elections.
Needless to say he has already served as prime minister for two non-consecutive terms - the first from Nov 1, 1990 to July 18, 1993 and the second from Feb 17, 1997 to Oct 12, 1999.
(With inputs from IANS)
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