Nawaz Sharif, known as the 'Lion of Punjab' who has promised to restart peace process with India and is set to be elected for a third innings as Pakistan Prime Minister, is seen as someone who can fix the country's bleeding economy but is considered soft on the Taliban.
A steel tycoon cum politician, Sharif has made an astounding comeback after being toppled in a 1999 coup, jailed and exiled to spend seven years in wilderness.
While votes from Saturday's historic general elections were still being counted, Sharif declared victory at the headquarters of his centre-right Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N).
As per Pakistani TV projections, Sharif's centre-right Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) was leading the race with over 125 seats.
