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In this Monday, May 13, 2013, photo, former prime minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N party, Nawaz Sharif, gestures while speaking to members of the media at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan. (AP Photo)
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Pakistan’s incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif speaks to journalists at his farm house in Raiwind on the outskirts of Lahore on May 13, 2013. Source: AFP Photos/Roberto Schmidt
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Pakistan vote count shows big Sharif win
Islamabad, AP—The vote count from last weekend’s nationwide elections in Pakistan on Tuesday indicates a big win for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s party. Figures released by the country’s election commission, based on 254 of the 269 races...Caption:
Supporters of former Pakistani Prime Minister and head of the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, celebrate with fireworks the victory of their party a day after landmark general elections, in Lahore, on May 12, 2013. Source: AFP Photo/Arif Ali Topshots
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