Pakistan: Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif launches election campaign
By DW
16 January 2024 |
4:56 pm
The former prime minister who returned to Pakistan last year is the frontrunner for the February 8 election. His main opposition, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, remains in prison.
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