Nawaz Sharif holds the record in Pakistani politics for securing the heaviest mandate in a general election in Pakistan
Sharif returns to power in February1997 with such a huge majority that the result is immediately questioned by Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party, Sharif won by obtaining 90 percent of the national votes cast
28th Dec Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the rival opposition party PakistanMuslim League, states that "This is a tragedy for her party, and a tragedy for our party and the entire nation"