Khan lawmakers quit en masse as Pakistan parliament elects Sharif PM
ASIF SHAHZAD and GIBRAN NAIYYAR PESHIMAM MORE than 100 lawmakers loyal to Pakistan's ousted prime minister Imran Khan resigned, creating a headache for the new, Western-friendly incumbent Shehbaz Sharif as he tries to drag his country out of the political and economic crisis. Parliament's election of Sharif, 70, as prime minister on Monday followed a week-long constitutional crisis that reached a climax on Sunday when Khan, 69, lost a no-confidence vote in parliament. His departure from power sparked street protests and the mass resignation of MPs from Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in protest at the impending change of government. If…