Pakistan Elects Shehbaz Sharif as New Prime Minister
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's newly elected National Assembly chose Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister Sunday following a February general election that was marred by widespread rigging allegations.
The speaker of the 336-seat lower house of parliament announced at the end of the voting process that Sharif won 201 votes, surpassing the required 169 votes. His rival, Omar Ayub, the candidate backed by jai