Meet Shehbaz Sharif, former Punjab chief minister touted to be next Pakistan prime minister - 10 points

Shehbaz Sharif is the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, who has been Pakistan's prime minister for three terms. The former CM of Pakistan's Punjab is likely to succeed Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has lost majority in Parliament

Islamabad: Pakistan's embattled Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday (March 30) effectively lost the majority in Parliament after a key partner of the ruling coalition joined the ranks of the Opposition, which has tabled a no-confidence motion against his government in the National Assembly. Formally welcoming the key former Imran Khan ally, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) into the Opposition fold, the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Imran Khan has lost the confidence of the country's National Assembly, and therefore, should resign.

Shehbaz Sharif is being touted to be the next PM of Pakistan. Here are 10 key facts about him:

1) Shehbaz Sharif is the younger brother of Nawaz Sharif, who has been Pakistan's prime minister for three terms.

2) Born on September 23, 1951 to a Punjabi-speaking family of Mian clan in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Shehbaz’s father was an industrialist. The family had emigrated from Anantnag in Kashmir for business and then settled in Jati Umra village in Amritsar. After Partition, his parents migrated from Amritsar to Lahore.

3) He has been the leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly since August 2018. Shehbaz was nominated as the PML-N president after his brother Nawaz was disqualified from holding office.