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Nawaz Sharif - PPakistanis celebrate the unofficial primary results for Pakistan's general elections in the streets of Rawalpind, Pakistan on February 18, 2008. Pakistanis went to the polls Monday in parliamentary elections torn by violence and possibly pivotal for U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf. Polls indicated strong support for the Pakistan People's Party, the party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Support also was strong for the Pakistan Muslim League-N, led by Nawaz Sharif, also a former prime minister. (UPI Photo/Hossein Fatemi/Fars News Agency)
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PPakistanis celebrate the unofficial primary results for Pakistan's general elections in the streets of Rawalpind, Pakistan on February 18, 2008. Pakistanis went to the polls Monday in parliamentary elections torn by violence and possibly pivotal for U.S. ally President Pervez Musharraf. Polls indicated strong support for the Pakistan People's Party, the party of assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. Support also was strong for the Pakistan Muslim League-N, led by Nawaz Sharif, also a former prime minister. (UPI Photo/Hossein Fatemi/Fars News Agency)
Nawaz Sharif is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:

PML-N out of coalition government for now

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Nawaz Sharif, leader of the Pakistan Muslim League, said Thursday his party will not re-partner with the Pakistan People's Party to form a coalition government.

Commentary: Disturbed nukes?

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 (UPI) -- Will a 55-year-old Pakistani who has suffered serious mental illnesses become president of one of the world’s eight nuclear powers? Stay tuned.

Will Zardari follow Musharraf?

MANIPAL, India, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- After Pervez Musharraf himself, the individual who will be most nervous at the resignation of Pakistan's president is the Pakistan People's Party co-chairman, Asif Ali Zardari. For it was Musharraf -- admittedly with repeated prodding from U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice -- who offered Benazir Bhutto's widower amnesty from the numerous corruption cases against him in exchange for his party's support for his presidency.

Bhutto's widower to stand for president

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 23 (UPI) -- The widower of slain Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has accepted his party's presidential nomination, the Pakistan People's Party announced Saturday.

Pakistan coalition yet to resolve issues

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- The main players in Pakistan's ruling coalition had yet to resolve their differences two days after President Pervez Musharraf's resignation.
Sharif threatens to quit ruling coalition

Sharif threatens to quit ruling coalition

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif threatened Tuesday to leave the coalition now governing Pakistan over the issue of judicial independence.

Commentary: From Tbilisi to Taliban

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- Georgia is a geopolitical sideshow next to Pakistan, one of the world’s eight nuclear powers, without Musharraf. The future of NATO is not at stake in Georgia, but it is in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Musharraf departure creates challenges

Musharraf departure creates challenges

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The Pakistani ruling coalition that engineered President Pervez Musharraf's resignation must show it is ready to lead, political analysts said.

Coalition to decide future after Musharraf

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Aug. 19 (UPI) -- The leadership of the Pakistani ruling coalition met again Tuesday to decide on a course of action following the resignation of President Pervez Musharraf.

After Musharraf, what next for Pakistan?

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (UPI) -- The resignation of President Pervez Musharraf after almost nine years as leader of Pakistan clears the decks for a new era of democracy -- and turmoil in the world's only Islamic nuclear power. And it could prove to be very bad news for the United States and its war against the Taliban and al-Qaida in Afghanistan.
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