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August 18, 2018
Allah his witness: ‘Ruthless accountability on the way’
ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan was on Friday elected as the 22nd prime minister of Pakistan, polling 176 votes amid loud uproar and sloganeering by the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz parliamentarians.His opponent and PML-N President Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif bagged only 96 votes, as the Pakistan People’s Party — the second main opposition party — and Jamaat-e-Islami’s lone MNA in the National Assembly abstained from voting, ensuring a smooth sailing for Imran.The PPP...