Shahbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new PM

STORY: Shahbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's new PM SHOOTING TIME: March 3, 2024 DATELINE: March 4, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Shahbaz Sharif at the parliament STORYLINE: Shahbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of an alliance led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was elected as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan in a polling held by the National Assembly or lower house of the parliament on Sunday, said the speaker of the house. Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq announced that Sharif, president of PML-N, won the election by securing the lower house's 201 votes out of the total 293 votes cast in Sunday's polling. Sharif's sole competitor Omar Ayub Khan, a joint candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) and former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, secured 92 votes, said the speaker. The speaker announced that Sharif had been declared as the prime minister of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. A t

Pakistani lawmakers elect Ayaz Sadiq as new House speaker

STORY: Pakistani lawmakers elect Ayaz Sadiq as new House speaker SHOOTING TIME: March 1, 2024 DATELINE: March 2, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:53 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Ayaz Sadiq STORYLINE: Sardar Ayaz Sadiq of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was elected the speaker of the National Assembly or the lower house of the country's parliament on Friday, according to an official announcement made by Raja Pervez Ashraf, the outgoing speaker. Sadiq got 199 votes of the total 291 votes polled in the 336-member house and defeated Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar, a candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC). Dogar received 91 votes, while one vote was rejected after the members of the house cast their votes by secret ballot. "Sadiq is declared as Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. I hope that he will play his role to run the house according to the country's constitution," said the outgoing speaker before administering the oath to the new custodian of the house. Sad

Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab

STORY: Maryam Nawaz Sharif elected as 1st female chief minister of Pakistan's Punjab SHOOTING DATE: Feb. 26, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 27, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Maryam Nawaz Sharif STORYLINE: Maryam Nawaz Sharif, senior vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party, was elected on Monday as the first female chief minister for Pakistan's eastern Punjab province, Speaker of the provincial assembly Malik Muhammad Ahmad announced. Maryam, daughter of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, secured 220 votes against zero votes received by Aftab Ahmad Khan, a candidate of the Sunni Ittehad Council, said the speaker. Khan and his party members walked out of the assembly session and boycotted the voting process after he was not allowed to discuss some issues related to reserved seats. Maryam, 50, is also the first female chief minister of any province of Pakistan since the South Asian country's independence in 1947. Maryam was elected