Will notraise his hand to voteforaproposalwith which he does not sincerelysympathize, will voteneither openlynorsecretly for a person whom he considers unworthyorofdoubtfulabilities.
His move followed lengthy talks with Mr Moon, amid concern that splitting the opposition vote between two candidates would hand the ruling party a win.
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.