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International Business Times
International Business Times
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Zain Zaman JANJUA

Pakistan Dynastic Parties Reach Power-sharing Agreement

Former premier Shehbaz Sharif appears set to be Pakistan's next prime minister following a power-sharing agreement (Credit: AFP)

Pakistan's two dynastic parties announced late Tuesday a power-sharing agreement that is set to return Shehbaz Sharif to the premiership after an election this month failed to produce a decisive winner.

The army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) said they had settled days of negotiations on securing a majority to form a coalition government that will also include several smaller parties.

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