Pakistani parliament elects Nawaz Sharif as PM
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Pakistan's parliament elected Nawaz Sharif as prime minister on Wednesday, marking a historic transfer of power in a country that has undergone three military coups.
Sharif received 244 votes in the 342-seat parliament, returning him to the prime minister's office for an unprecedented third time. Sharif, who was deposed in a military coup in 1999, will later Wednesday be sworn in by the president. (AP)
