INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Imran Khan was picked by Pakistan lawmakers in the National Assembly.Islamabad: Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan today defeated
Shahbaz Sharif in a one-sided contest to become Pakistan's next prime minister after the grand opposition alliance fell apart over the PML-N
chief's nomination for the top post.The election in the 15th National Assembly became just a formality after the Pakistan Peoples Party led
by Bilawal Bhutto Zardari with 54 seats abstained from voting.Mr Khan, 65, the chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), secured 176
votes while his only rival and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Sharif got 96 votes.Mr Khan will take the oath tomorrow.A total of 172
votes in the 342-member lower house of Parliament are needed to form a government.
