Pakistan National Assembly opens as election disputes mar proceedings

Coalition poised to elect Shehbaz Sharif as PM amid fight over seat allocations

20240229 Parliament in Islamabad, Pakistan

Pakistan's National Assembly has reopened under controversial circumstances, following elections the party of former Prime Minister Imran Khan claims were rigged. © EPA/Jiji

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's National Assembly convened Thursday under a cloud of controversy cast by general elections that the party of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan insists were rigged.

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