{"id":4773,"date":"2013-06-05T11:27:39","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T11:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/nawaz-sharif-elected-as-pakistani-pm\/"},"modified":"2013-06-05T11:27:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-05T11:27:39","slug":"nawaz-sharif-elected-as-pakistani-pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nawaz-sharif-elected-as-pakistani-pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Nawaz Sharif elected as Pakistani PM"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nawaz Sharif has been elected as Pakistan’s prime minister after his surprise landslide victory in general elections last month.<\/p>\n

Mr. Sharif received 244 votes in the 342-seat parliament, returning him to office for an unprecedented third time.<\/p>\n

The BBC reports that the newly elected leader is due to be sworn in later on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

He faces numerous pressing challenges, including reviving a weak economy and putting an end to militant attacks and United States drone strikes.<\/p>\n

The BBC says Mr. Sharif’s priorities will be rejuvenating the economy and improving security – both areas that require some speedy but difficult decision-making in a geo-strategic environment which is shaped and controlled by the military.<\/p>\n

While the new prime minister favours talks with the Pakistani Taliban, many expect that once he gets into power, he will accept the army’s view that all past negotiations have failed and the only option is to fight the jihadis who attack domestic targets.<\/p>\n

He comes to power at a critical time in the battle against the Taliban – as NATO forces begin the process of withdrawing from Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

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