Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of former three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said it was joining forces with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) as well as other smaller parties.
Together, the parties would have enough seats to command a majority in the 265-member parliament.
The PML-N has nominated former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Nawaz Sharif's younger brother, to lead the new government.
The newly declared coalition echoes the 2022 alliance that ousted then-Prime Minister Imran Khan's government and governed the country for 16 months before a caretaker administration took over to hold elections.
"This new coalition government is likely to be weak and unstable, given that disagreements might emerge be...