Pakistani lawmakers on Friday elected former cricket star and longtime politician Imran Khan as the country's next prime minister, in a step toward the country's third civilian transfer of power. He had to build a coalition to assume the post of prime minister. Khan is to be sworn in as prime minister on Saturday. Sharif is the younger brother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is serving a 10-year jail term in a corruption case. The elder Sharif, who served as Pakistan's prime minister three times, was disqualified last year by the Supreme Court for concealing his assets abroad.

Source: CBC News August 17, 2018 15:22 UTC