http://www.sltrib.com/feeds/topics/MILITANTS News from The Salt Lake Tribune en-us webmaster@sltrib.com (Webmaster) http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56296524-68/sharif-pakistan-party-vote.html.csp <div class="hnews hentry item"> <h4><a class="url entry-title" href="http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56296524-68/sharif-pakistan-party-vote.html.csp">Former Pakistani prime minister declares victory</a></h4> <img src="http://analytics.apnewsregistry.com/analytics/v2/image.svc/AP/RWS/www.sltrib.com/CAI/56296524#2013-05-11T19:06:26.569-06:00/MAI/sltrib56296524#2013-05-11T19:06:26.569-06:00/E/qa/PC/Basic/AT/HL" style="display:none;" alt="" width="1" height="1"/> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">By SEBASTIAN ABBOT and REBECCA SANTANA </span></span> <span class="source-org vcard"><span class="org fn"> The Associated Press</span></span> <h5><span class="updated" title="2013-05-11T19:06:26.569-06:00">Updated May 11, 2013 07:06PM MDT</span></h5> <div class ="entry-content">Islamabad • Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory following a historic election marred by violence Saturday, a remarkable comeback for a leader once toppled in a military coup and sent into exile. The 63-year-old Sharif, who has twice served as premier, touted his success after unofficial, partial vote counts showed his Pakistan Muslim League-N party with an overwhelming lead. The party weathered a strong campaign by former cricket star Imran Khan that energized Pakistan’...</div> <h5><a rel="item-license" href="#license-562965242013-05-11T19:06:26.569-06:00" id="#license-2013-05-11T19:06:26.569-06:00"> Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.</a></h5> </div> 56296524@www.sltrib.com Sat, 11 May 2013 19:06:26 MDT