29-07-2017 08:16 via yahoo.com

Brother of ousted Pakistani PM seen as successor

By Drazen JorgicISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan's ruling party plans to appoint the brother of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif as his successor to fight the 2018 general elections, local media reported on Saturday, but will first have to appoint an interim prime minister.Shahbaz Sharif, 65, the chief minister of the vast Punjab province that accounts for more than half of Pakistan's 190 million people, will need to be first elected to the national assembly before he can take over as leader of
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