By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Nawaz Sharif, the leader of Pakistan’s largest political party and a former three-time prime minister, on Tuesday nominated his younger brother, Shehbaz Sharif, as his party’s candidate for the country’s top office, ending speculation that he would seek a fourth term himself.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Independent candidates loyal to the jailed former prime minister Imran Khan won the most seats in Pakistan’s parliamentary elections, according to official results announced on Sunday, two days after voting ended amid allegations of fraud and delays.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s major political parties scrambled on Sunday to form a new coalition government at the federal and provincial levels, three days after a closely contested general election that left no party with a clear majority and raised allegations of vote rigging and military interference.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan faced a political impasse on Friday as two former prime ministers and arch-rivals, Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan, both claimed to have won a parliamentary election that was plagued by delayed results and allegations of fraud.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Independent candidates backed by the party of Imran Khan, the jailed former prime minister, were leading in Pakistan’s general election on Friday, according to partial results reported by local media outlets, after an unusual delay in the vote count that led to accusations of vote rigging and manipulation.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A day after Pakistan held a tumultuous election, the country remained in a state of suspense and confusion on Friday, as the election commission failed to announce the official results amid a nationwide internet blackout and allegations of vote rigging.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistanis began voting on Thursday in a tense election that could decide the fate of the country’s struggling democracy and its near-bankrupt economy, amid tight security and threats of violence.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Two back-to-back explosions outside the election offices of two election candidates in Balochistan, Pakistan’s restive southwestern province, killed at least 26 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, officials said.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s election campaign entered its final hours on Tuesday, as candidates and parties scrambled to woo voters ahead of a pivotal vote that could alter its political landscape amid heightened security and a looming threat of violence.
By Staff Reporter
ISLAMABAD: A group of militants attacked a police station in northwestern Pakistan early on Monday, killing at least 10 officers and wounding six others, officials said, in the latest episode of violence ahead of this week’s national elections.
