<p>Islamabd: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed victory in national elections, saying that his political party has emerged as the largest in the vote and will discuss forming a coalition government.</p><p>Sharif did not disclose how many seats his party had won and counting was still underway in the last few of the 265 seats that went to the polls.</p><p>The latest count published by the election panel showed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) winning 42 seats, much below the 133 mark needed to stake claim to form a government.</p><p>Sharif said his deputies will meet other political parties later in the day to talk about forming a coalition government. </p>
<p>Islamabd: Pakistan's former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday claimed victory in national elections, saying that his political party has emerged as the largest in the vote and will discuss forming a coalition government.</p><p>Sharif did not disclose how many seats his party had won and counting was still underway in the last few of the 265 seats that went to the polls.</p><p>The latest count published by the election panel showed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) winning 42 seats, much below the 133 mark needed to stake claim to form a government.</p><p>Sharif said his deputies will meet other political parties later in the day to talk about forming a coalition government. </p>