In surprise showing, candidates backed by imprisoned former PM Imran Khan leading Pakistan elections

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country's parliamentary election.

In surprise showing, candidates backed by imprisoned former PM Imran Khan leading Pakistan elections
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Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he will seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates backed by his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country's parliamentary election.