Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif was posed Sunday to return to power for a third term, a remarkable political comeback after being deposed in a 1999 military coup, jailed and exiled to Saudi Arabia.

The 63-year-old conservative and steel magnate held off a challenge from his main rivals, former cricketer Imran Khan and the Pakistan People’s Party, led by the Bhutto family.

Sharif served as prime minister twice during the nineties and oversaw Pakistan’s first nuclear … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: War and Conflict