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Abid Hussain

Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan PM for second term after controversial vote

Shehbaz Sharif gestures during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Lahore, Pakistan [K.M. Chaudary/AP Photo]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistani legislators have elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country’s prime minister for a second term following a controversial election last month.

The South Asian country voted on February 8 in a vote marred by allegations of large-scale rigging and delayed results. On Sunday, the National Assembly, as the lower house of parliament is called, met to elect the premier.

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