The party of Pakistan’s former prime minister Nawaz Sharif claimed victory on Thursday as the vote counting began after a chaotic day of polling that saw rigging allegations by the opposition amid and internet shutdown and deadly violence. Polls closed at 5 pm (1200 GMT) after thousands of people defied deadly attacks to queue up to vote for only a third transfer of power between civilian governments in the coup-prone nation in several decades. The election panel said it would still allow people who are waiting in queues to vote beyond 5 pm. Hamza Shehbaz, a nephew of Sharif and a candidate fo…