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Pakistan By-Election: Sharif's Wife Wins Lahore Seat

The wife of the ousted Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has won her husband's former parliamentary seat in a by-election in Lahore.

The wife of the ousted Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, has won her husband's parliamentary seat in a by-election in Lahore. Unofficial results show Kulsoom Nawaz beating her rival by nearly fifteen-thousand votes.

Also: The US Secretary of State suggests the White House may stay in the Paris climate agreement; UK terror threat level reduced to severe from critical; the 69th Emmy Awards are underway in the US.

(Photo: Maryam Nawaz (R) led the campaign for her mother Kulsoom Nawaz (L). Credit: Getty Images)

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Mon 18 Sep 201701:06GMT

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  • Mon 18 Sep 201701:06GMT