Islamabad, Pakistan - Pakistan's parliament has elected Imran Khan as prime minister after his party swept the general election last month, vowing to bring an era of accountability and prosperity to the South Asian country.

Members of the National Assembly voted in the capital, Islamabad, on Friday for Khan to be leader of the house, making him Pakistan's head of state.

Khan secured 176 votes on Friday, beating  Shehbaz Sharif, president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, who got 96.

Khan will take the oath on Saturday, form a cabinet and assume control of the government in the coming days.

"In this country, before everything else, we have to make sure there is accountability," said Khan, in a speech after the vote in parliament.

Credit by- Aljazeera

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