Imran Khan to begin premier’s innings on tough political pitch

Members of Pakistan’s freshly elected national assembly voted in favor of Imran Khan to take the country’s most powerful position as its new Prime Minister crushing his opponent Shahbaz Sharif yesterday.

Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaaf (PTI) received an impressive 176 seats in the 342 seat lower house of parliament. His rival Sharif, younger brother of imprisoned ex-Premier Nawaz Sharif and president of Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) received 96 seats.