Maryam Nawaz Sharif, vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), expressed relief on Sunday after the Imran Khan-led government was defeated in a no-confidence vote in the National Assembly, stating that Pakistan’s nightmare is ended and it is time to heal.

The PML-N leader took to Twitter to say, “The nightmare for my beloved Pakistan is over. Time to heal & repair.”

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She went on to say that the darkest chapter in Pakistan’s history has come to an end, presumably referring to Imran Khan’s removal as Prime Minister.

“The darkest period in the history of Pakistan has come to an end. We bow our heads before The Almighty and pray for His guidance & success as we embark on a difficult journey of repairing the damage this man has caused to our homeland,” she tweeted.

Imran Khan lost the no-trust motion in the National Assembly in a late-night vote following high political drama that saw the Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly resign from their positions following strong opposition demands for the Supreme Court-ordered vote to be completed.

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“174 members have recorded their votes in favour of the resolution. Consequently, the resolution of no-confidence against Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan has been passed by a majority of the National Assembly,” said PML-N’s Ayaz Sadiq who chaired the session.

Members of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) were not present during the vote.

Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser and Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri resigned amid the country’s heightened political drama ahead of the no-confidence vote. Ayaz Sadiq of the PML-N presided over the meeting.

Imran Khan attempted to obstruct a no-confidence vote last week by dissolving the lower house of parliament, but Pakistan’s top court ruled on Thursday that the vote must be held by Saturday.

On March 8, the opposition party introduced a no-confidence resolution against the Prime Minister.

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Meanwhile, Pakistan’s National Assembly will vote on a new Prime Minister on Monday, April 11th.

According to the Dawn newspaper, citing the presiding officer of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq, nomination papers for the new prime minister may be presented by 2 pm today (Sunday) and scrutinised by 3 pm. He called the session to order on Monday at 11 am announcing that the new premier will be chosen at that time.

Shehbaz Sharif, President of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly, is expected to become the country’s next Prime Minister.