Pakistan elections 2013
Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claimed victory following a historic election marred by violence on Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile.
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Pakistan elections 2013Pakistan's Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, known as the 'Lion of Punjab', is set for a third term in office after his party Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) led the race with more than a hundred seats in the elections. -
Pakistan elections 2013Defying threats of militant attacks, Pakistanis streamed to the polls on Saturday for a historic vote pitting a former cricket star against a two-time prime minister and an unpopular incumbent. Women came out in huge numbers to cast their votes. -
Pakistan elections 2013The first blast went off near the election office of Amanullah Mehsud, an Awami National Party candidate contesting polls to the Sindh Assembly. Mehsud escaped unhurt though several ANP workers were among the dead and injured.
