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Imran Khan walks pain-free first time after fall from stage


Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan is recovering speedily after fracturing his spine in a frea...

Pakistanis defeated `misguided minority` in polls, says Kayani


Pakistan Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has said that the people of Pakistan have defied an...

Asif Ali Zardari blames int`l forces for poll debacle


President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday blamed national and international forces for his Pakistan Peop...

Finally, Zardari congratulates Sharif on poll win


Addressing a meeting of newly elected PML-N lawmakers in Lahore, Sharif said Zardari had not yet con...

Sharif`s party gets majority in Pak Parliament


Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has attained a majority in Pakistan`s National Assembly after 18 independent ca...

Low voter turnout in Karachi`s re-polling, counting underway


The counting of ballots began on Sunday after re-polling was held at 43 polling stations in Pakistan...

Pakistan holds re-polling after fraud claims


Re-polling in a parliamentary seat started in Pakistan`s port city Karachi Sunday following allegati...

PML-N gets notice for display of tiger during poll


A Pakistani court on Friday sought responses from the PML-N and wildlife and environment authorities...

Sharif`s PML-N gets 124 seats in Pak National Assembly


Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has bagged 124 of the 272 directly elected seats in Pakistan`s National Assembl...

Nawaz Sharif may retain foreign affairs portfolio


Pakistan`s Prime Minister-elect Nawaz Sharif may retain the crucial foreign affairs portfolio with h...

PPP to form coalition govt with MQM in Sindh: Zardari


Senator Raza Rabbani said that the PPP has been part of different governments in the past and unders...

Pak`s PPP to issue white paper on `rigging` in Punjab


The Secretary General of Pakistan People`s Party (PPP) has said that massive rigging took place in t...

India, US can feel some joy in successful Pak elections: Gore


The just concluded general elections in Pakistan is a time for both the US and India to feel some jo...

Imran Khan`s party set to form govt in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa


The Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf emerged the single largest party in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa by bagging 35 of t...

Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N emerges as single largest party in Pak polls


Nawaz Sharif`s PML-N has emerged as the single largest party in Pakistan`s landmark general election...

Pakistan Elections 2013: 49 polling stations had more than 100% voting


Forty-nine polling stations in Pakistan achieved the impossible -- the votes polled were more than t...

No invite for PM to attend swearing-in of Sharif: MEA


There is no invitation for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to visit Pakistan to attend the swearing-in...

Change in Pak approach toward India unlikely: Husain Haqqani


Even as there is a sense of positivity over Indo-Pak ties after the outcome of Pakistan polls, a for...

Yousuf Raza Gilani resigns from PPP`s vice-chairman post


Former premier Yousuf Raza Gilani on Monday resigned from the post of vice-chairman of the Pakistan ...

Pak polls show people`s commitment to democracy: EU


The unprecedented turnout in Pakistan`s general election reflected the people`s commitment to democr...

Pak polls: PPP accepts defeat but decries militants` shadow over polls


The Pakistan People`s Party today accepted defeat in the landmark general elections but said it had ...

Election Commission of Pakistan meets over rigging


Pakistan went to polls Saturday for the National Assembly and provincial assemblies. Monday saw prot...

PPP likely to form government in Sindh province


The daily Dawn cited unofficial results which showed the party has got 70 of the 130 general seats.

Shahbaz Sharif set to become Punjab Chief Minister, again


Shahbaz Sharif is likely to become the chief minister of Pakistan`s Punjab province again, a media r...

Rights panel finds shortcomings in Pakistan polls


It also noted that the 2013 election was "the costliest ever in the country`s history, and the peopl...

Protests in Pakistan over rigging allegations


Soon after unofficial results began to trickle in, some losing candidates levelled rigging charges.

Decision on Musharraf biggest challenge for Nawaz Sharif?


The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which will form the federal government very soon, will fac...

UNSG congratulates people of Pakistan on historic election


Ban Ki-moon today applauded the courage and determination of political parties to engage in the elec...

Pakistan Elections 2013: Nawaz Sharif on way to attain majority, form govt


Having received an overwhelming lead over its rivals in Pakistan elections, Pakistan Muslim Leauge-N...

Suicide attack in Balochistan’s Quetta kills six


The bomber detonated his explosive vest near the home of Balochistan Police chief Mushtaq Sukhera la...

Obama congratulates Pakistan on successful election


US President Barack Obama on Sunday congratulated Pakistan on successful completion of parliamentary...

Pakistan poll results delayed due to transparent process: ECP


There has been a delay in the announcement of results of the general elections in Pakistan due to th...

Pak polls: Imran welcomes poll outcome but alleges rigging


Crickter-turned-politician Imran Khan today said his party would act as a "solid opposition" even as...

Pak polls: Sharif promises talks with India on Kashmir


Nawaz Sharif, who was on Sunday poised to return to power in Pakistan after a 14-year hiatus, said a...

Pak polls: World leaders felicitate Nawaz Sharif


Leaders of many countries on Sunday felicitated Nawaz Sharif on his party`s victory in the general e...

Pak polls: PML-N supporters celebrate victory


PML-N supporters took to the streets here in droves today to celebrate the victory of Nawaz Sharif`s...

PML-N says it will frame national policy to counter terrorism


The PML-N, which is set to form the next government in Pakistan, will frame a national policy to cou...

Omar congratulates Sharif, hopes he will restart peace process


Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday hoped PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif would restar...

Nawaz Sharif`s supporters celebrate victory in centre, Punjab


Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) activists are celebrating their party`s victory in Punjab and a...

Take cue from Pak voters, ignore boycott calls: CM to Kashmiris


With voters in Pakistan turning out in large numbers defying Taliban`s diktats, Chief Minister Omar ...

Pakistan Election Results 2013: Imran Khan`s PTI ready for role as opposition


The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has said it has emerged as the second largest national party, cap...

Arrest warrant for 9 Pakistani poll station officers


An arrest warrant has been issued for nine presiding officers of polling stations in a National Asse...

Kidnapped son of Pak ex-PM Gilani loses election


Former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani`s son Ali Haider, kidnapped by gunmen while campa...

`Pakistan elections a resounding victory for democracy`


Pakistan voted Saturday for the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies.

Pakistan Election Results: Big names bite the dust


Many stalwarts of Pakistani politics, including ex-Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, bit the dust i...

Pakistan Election Results: Imran wins in 3 seats


Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan seems to have bowled an over pitched delivery in Pakistan`s g...

Nawaz Sharif: The Lion of Punjab roars in Pakistan


Nawaz Sharif, known as the `Lion of Punjab` who has promised to restart peace process with India an...

Khurshid hopes Indo-Pak ties will improve if Nawaz Sharif comes to power


External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid hoped that India will continue to have good relations with...

Pakistan Election Results: Sharif will deliver, says daughter


PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif`s daughter on Sunday said her father, who was set to become Pakistani premi...

Pakistan Election Results: Imran`s ex-wife hails party`s good show


Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan`s ex-wife Jemima Khan has hailed the success of his political...