Pakistan premier wins vote of confidence from parliament

By Islamuddin Sajid

ISLAMABAD (AA) - Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday won a vote of confidence from parliament.

The resolution for the vote of confidence, moved by Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, was passed by 180 members of the National Assembly, the lower house of parliament.

"The resolution has been passed and Shehbaz Sharif has obtained the vote of confidence from the National Assembly," said Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, the speaker of the National Assembly.