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Pakistan prime ministerial polls: Opposition parties fail to agree on joint candidate, six in race for top spot

Under Pakistan's Constitution, the prime minister has to be elected by a majority of the 342-member lower house of parliament, which comes to 172 votes.

Panama Papers verdict: Pakistan opposition parties hail country's army after SC disqualifies PM Nawaz Sharif

Opposition party politicians were elated as the Pakistan Supreme Court disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a landmark decision on Friday in the Panama Papers case