Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his reelection as Pakistan’s Prime Minister.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), PM Modi said, “Congratulations to @CMShehbaz on being sworn in as the Prime Minister of Pakistan.”
Shehbaz Sharif was sworn in as Pakistan’s new Prime Minister on Monday after being elected a day earlier in a parliamentary session.
He held the same position from April 2022 to August 2023, replacing cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan who was ousted after a no-confidence vote. Shehbaz is the younger brother of three-time premier Nawaz Sharif.
His appointment is controversial because of parliamentary elections last month that his opponents claimed were rigged in his favour.
Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League party, the PML-N, didn’t win enough seats to form a government but went into coalition with others to get a majority, clearing his path to a second premiership.
He secured 201 votes in parliament to become prime minister, defeating the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Omar Ayub, who got 92 votes.
Monday’s swearing-in ceremony was held in the capital, Islamabad. President Arif administered the oath of office.
Sharif is the 24th Prime Minister in Pakistan’s 77-year history.
