Pakistan, June 13 -- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday invited the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to form the government in Gilgit-Baltistan, saying the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) would support its coalition partner while opting to sit on the opposition benches in the regional assembly

The move comes after unofficial results from Sunday's G-B elections showed the PPP leading in 11 of the 24 seats contested. The PML-N was leading in five constituencies, Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in three, its ally Majlis Wahdat-i-Muslimeen (MWM) in one, while independent candidates were ahead in two constituencies.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office, PM Shehbaz said the PML-N would support the PPP in ...