Reinstated Premier Wins Pakistan Confidence Vote
Times Wire Services
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan —
Newly reinstated Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif won a sweeping victory in a crucial vote of confidence Thursday after Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto boycotted the emergency session of Parliament.
Diplomats said the triumph removed lingering doubts over Sharif’s parliamentary strength a day after a historic Supreme Court decision overturned his dismissal by President Ghulam Ishaq Khan last month.
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