Shehbaz Sharif wins vote of confidence as Pakistani Prime Minister.
TL;DR
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has won a vote of confidence from the national assembly, securing 180 votes, against the 172 required to achieve a simple majority in the lower house of the parliament. The show of force by the governing coalition comes as a setback to the opposition party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), which has been trying to force early elections. Pakistan is expected to hold a general vote in October.
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