Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan's PM for second time

New government faces fierce opposition from Imran Khan's allies after rocky polls

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Shehbaz Sharif, pictured at a climate summit in Egypt, has been elected Pakistan's prime minister for the second time after the controversial Feb. 8 polls. © Reuters

ADNAN AAMIR, Contributing writer

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan's National Assembly on Sunday elected Shehbaz Sharif as prime minister, weeks after the country's controversial elections.

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