Well, as I've mentioned probably one time too many now, we've been broadcasting live from the U.S. Capitol for the opening of this new Congress from the remarkably unromantic sounding room H-144 in the Senate side of the Capitol.
On Saturday night, as supporters camped outside his headquarters in Lahore's Model Town area, Mr. Sharif sat on a couch in a room packed with close advisers, a remote control in his hand, as he flicked between TV channels broadcasting the vote count.