The parliament will elect a new prime minister on Sunday, with Shehbaz Sharif facing only one rival in the vote — senior leader Omar Ayub of Khan’s PTI.
The new government will face challenges, including a surge in militant attacks and shortages of energy — as well as an ailing economy that will force Pakistan to seek another bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
The election was held against the backdrop of multiple deadly militant attacks, and the U.S. State Department later criticized the authorities for restricting freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
He has been convicted on charges of corruption, revealing official secrets and violating marriage laws in three separate verdicts and sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 10, 14 and 7 years.
The letter has drawn widespread criticism from Khan’s rivals, including Sharif, who said the former cricket star turned Islamist politician wanted to harm the country’s economy.
Under his previous term as prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif — who replaced Khan after his ouster in a no-confidence vote in parliament in April 2022 — had struggled to avoid a default on foreign payments last summer when the IMF approved the much-awaited $3 billion.
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