Shehbaz Sharif, the chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab has been announced as the next prime minister of Pakistan whereas former Petroleum Minister and senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi will be appointed as the interim Prime Minister
Abbasi will run the government as an interim Prime Minister until Nawaz Sharif's brother Shehbaz is elected as a member of parliament, says Pak media.
Shehbaz's ascension to the Prime Minister`s office was considered to be a foregone conclusion, as the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) continues to hold a hefty majority in Parliament and can independently vote him into office
He will also likely seek election to the National Assembly from Nawaz Sharif's vacated seat, which was a PML-N stronghold, Dawn reported.
Shehbaz will have to forego his seat in the Punjab Assembly, and a new Chief Minister of the province will need to be chosen.
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