CHIOU: In Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif is preparing to return to power. According to unofficial results, his party came out on top in the national assembly. Sharif was prime minister twice before and was overthrown in a coup by Pervez Musharraf back in 1999. He will face some of the same challenges this time around. The country is still reeling from an unstable economy, political instability and also major security concerns. But one thing is different, for the first time he'll take over from another democratically elected civilian government. Saima Mohsin has more now from Islamabad.</s>SAIMA MOHSIN, CNN INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Nawaz Sharif and his party look set to form the next democratic government of Pakistan after this historic election. Today, he's holding meetings with the party faithful, senior politicians deciding who he might nominate for ministerial posts in Pakistan. Meanwhile, he says the top of his agenda is dealing with the Taliban, but to work with all parties across the country to decide how to deal with it. He's also said he wants to reach out to neighboring power India to improve relations with them. And he's interacted with President Obama who has wished him well and congratulated Pakistan on having such a historic peaceful election. Now there are controversies surrounding the election, allegations of rigging as well. Protests have broken out across the country as voters come out onto the street claiming that they had witnessed rigging. Of course, we cannot verify that ourselves. But the election commission of Pakistan says that an official tally starts Monday. It may take a couple of days before we have the official outcome for the election. Saima Mohsin, CNN, Islamabad, Pakistan.</s>CHIOU: The calendar is closing in on the Winter Games. And some novel high tech security measures are already in place in Sochi, Russia. We'll tell you what the city is doing to keep the athletes and visitors safe.
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