Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) leader and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is once again on his way to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan.
His party has formed a post-poll alliance with other parties and has secured majority in the National Assembly. Amid speculations about Nawaz Sharif becoming Prime Minister for the fourth time, Shahbaz has suddenly come to the front seat.
This has created panic within the party also. However, Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz has denied this.
According to sources, Shehbaz Sharif has overtaken his 74-year-old brother Nawaz Sharif in the race to get the prestigious post of Prime Minister with the support of the powerful army.
Due to this, it is now believed that the political career of former PM Nawaz Sharif has reached its last stage.
According to reports in Pakistani media, powerful people associated with the administration and government are more comfortable working with Shehbaz than Nawaz. On the other hand, Maryam has said that Nawaz Sharif wanted to become Prime Minister for the fourth time, but after the fractured mandate, he has withdrawn from the race for the top post.
If all goes according to plan, a six-party coalition government is likely to be formed in coup-prone Pakistan early next month.
None of the three parties including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) could get majority in the National Assembly in the general elections held on February 8. Was. Therefore, no party is capable of forming a government alone.
Who is Shahbaz Sharif?
72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif has been the Prime Minister of Pakistan from April 2022 to August 2023. Shahbaz took charge of Pakistan as the head of a coalition government after Imran Khan was removed from power in April 2022.
Before this, he had been the Chief Minister of Punjab thrice. During his first term from 1997-1999, the then President Pervez Musharraf exiled him and his family to Saudi Arabia.
Shahbaz Sheef’s family is originally from Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir. His father Muhammad Sharif was an industrialist. He is his second son and is also involved in the family-owned Ittefaq Group of Steel Industries.
He has married three times. As the CM of Punjab, Shahbaz Sharif has been recognized as a dynamic leader and administrator.
He is known for the development of infrastructure in Lahore and other cities. However, he became less popular as Prime Minister. Ever since he took charge of Pakistan, the country has been surrounded by economic crises.