Imran Khan elected Pakistan's new prime minister
Tehran (KNA) - Pakistan’s former cricket star Imran Khan has been elected the country's new prime minister following the parliament's approval.
Asad Qaiser, the speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan (the Lower House of Parliament), said Khan "got 176 votes," while his rival candidate, Shehbaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), garnered only 96 votes.
Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party won the country's disputed election held in July but fell short of an outright majority. The PTI is expected to form a coalition government with smaller parties.
Source: PressTV