Women activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chant slogans as they wait for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif during a rally in Rawalpindi on August 10, 2017. Farooq Naeem / AFP
Women activists of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chant slogans as they wait for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif during a rally in Rawalpindi on August 10, 2017. Farooq Naeem / AFP

Asia

Wife of ousted Pakistani PM to stand for his parliament seat

Kulsoom Nawaz Sharif's candidacy indicates change of earlier plan to have Mr Sharif's brother replace him

Reuters

August 11, 2017