PM Shehbaz announces to raise minimum wage of a laborer to Rs25,000 from April 1.

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and elected prime minister of Pakistan Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has announced to arrange at the earliest an in-camera briefing for Parliamentary Committee on National Security on the matter of a letter received by the last government from a Pakistani ambassador about an alleged foreign conspiracy for regime change.

In his maiden speech after being elected as Leader of the House on Monday, he said the services chiefs, DG ISI, the Foreign Secretary and the Ambassador concerned will be invited to the briefing.

Shehbaz Sharif said the PML-N led coalition government would work hard with unity to resolve issues prevailing in the country.

He said people have been suffering a lot due to high inflation and unemployment. Shehbaz Sharif announced to raised the minimum wage of a laborer to Rs25,000 which is applicable from April 1.He announced 10 percent increase in salaries of government employees who are drawing upto 10,000 rupees. He also announced 10 percent raise in pensions.

Shehbaz Sharif expressed confidence that the situation will improve in days to come through hard-work of the new government. He said as servant of Pakistan, he would do his best to bring the country out of crises.

Earlier Shehbaz Sharif was elected as the 23rd prime minister of Pakistan after 174 lawmakers voted in his favour after Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf MNAs boycotted the election.

Earlier, PTI MNAs had walked out of the halls, with Shah Mahmood Qureshi - who was the party's candidate for the top slot - announcing that they would be resigning en masse from the NA.

PML-N's Sardar Ayaz Sadiq presided over the session after Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri said his conscience did not allow him to conduct the session.

After his election, the prime minister thanked his brother and ex-premier Nawaz Sharif for his support, while also lauding social media activists, press clubs, media houses, and lawyers for backing the Opposition's struggle for democracy.

Shehbaz Shairf announced several policy measures he intended to take, with a particular focus on the economy and foreign relations.

Announcing the results, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq reminisced that he had also chaired a session during which PML-N supremo and Shehbaz's elder brother was elected as the premier.

"And today, I have the honour of chairing the session for Shehbaz Sharif's election," he said.

"Mian Mohammad Shehbaz Sharif has secured 174 votes," he announced. "Mian...