ISLAMABAD -- Maryam Nawaz, the daughter of Pakistan's three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, was elected chief minister of the country's most populous province on Monday -- a passing of the torch that will immediately present her with daunting challenges.
The elder Sharif had been widely expected to become Pakistan's prime minister again. But after his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) turned in an unconvincing performance in the Feb. 8 elections, he has stepped back, positioning his brother Shehbaz Sharif to become prime minister under a coalition government and nominating Maryam for chief minister of Punjab.
