Several parties including Nawaz Sharif-led PML-N and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have announced the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan. It was these parties that ousted the Imran Khan government two years ago and formed a coalition government led by PML-N president Shahbaz Sharif.

PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari announced the formation of the new coalition government at a joint press conference after the meeting of the leaders of the parties in Islamabad on Tuesday (February 13) night. At this time, Shahbaz Sharif also said the same thing.

This new government will also be headed by Shahbaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif was being talked about as the Prime Ministerial candidate from PML-N. Last night, Nawaz suddenly announced the nomination of his younger brother Shahbaz as the prime ministerial candidate. At the same time, he announced the name of the party's senior vice president and daughter Maryam Nawaz as the chief ministerial candidate of the Punjab Provincial Council.

Last Thursday, elections were held simultaneously in the national and four provincial assemblies in Pakistan. Out of 266 seats in the National Assembly, 265 seats are polled. No party got absolute majority in it. In the National Assembly, Imran Khan-backed independents won 92 seats, Nawaz Sharif's PML-N 75 and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's PPP 54. Other parties got the rest of the seats.