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His closest rival, Syed Naveed Qamar from the opposition Pakistan People\u2019s Party, secured 47 votes, according to Ayaz Sadiq, the National Assembly speaker. Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed, a lawmaker from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, founded by cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, got 33 votes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbasi replaced the 67-year-old Sharif, who was disqualified by the top court Friday for concealing assets \u2014 specifically, that his son\u2019s Dubai-based company listed a monthly salary for him. Sharif claimed he never received any of that money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his first televised speech, an emotionally charged Abbasi dismissed the corruption allegations against Sharif as baseless and said he hoped the deposed premier would return to parliament soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2017\/07\/28\/disqualified-by-court-pakistans-prime-minister-steps-down\/\">Disqualified by court, Pakistan&#8217;s prime minister steps down<\/a>]<\/i><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the people of Pakistan did not accept Sharif\u2019s disqualification and vowed to follow in the footsteps of Sharif.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbasi stopped short of criticizing the judiciary, saying legal experts were surprised by the decision to disqualify Sharif and that \u201cno one is willing to accept it.\u201d He said Sharif was victimized for putting Pakistan back on the path of progress and bringing in foreign investments worth billions of dollars to Pakistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said Sharif was able to attract foreign investment because he was an honest person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abbasi also asked his countrymen to pay their taxes honestly as he plans to take stern action against anyone involved in tax evasion. 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