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Imran Khan says he will take oath as Pakistan PM on 11 August; PTI struggles to get numbers to form govt
•Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had announced on Sunday that it is trying to reach out to smaller parties and Independents to form the next government in Pakistan.
Pakistan Elections: Imran Khan reaches out to Independents, parties to form govt; meets Saudi envoy to discuss bilateral ties
•Imran Khan has started reaching out to leaders of different political parties and Independent candidates to form the next government in Pakistan after his party won a majority of seats in Parliament, according to his party officials.
Pakistan Election Results 2018 updates: PTI in talks with MQM-P to make up numbers in National Assembly
Fp Staff •A European Union monitoring team said that the campaign for Pakistan’s general election this week featured a “lack of equality” that meant it was not a level playing field for all parties.
Pakistan Election Results 2018: PPP's Mahesh Malani becomes first Hindu candidate to win seat in National Assembly
•Malani, a Pakistani Hindu Rajasthani Pushkarna Brahamin politician, was a member of parliament from 2003-08 on a reserved seat, nominated by the PPP.
Imran Khan declares win as Opposition decries results: PTI chief slogged to transform from cricketer to politician
Fp Staff •Oxford-educated Khan, in the past a fierce critic of U.S. policy in the region, called for "mutually beneficial" ties with Pakistan’s on-off ally the United States.
Imran Khan will surely up the ante on Kashmir issue, but post-election 'fractious' Pakistan will keep him busy
Bikram Vohra •Imran Khan cannot push that Kashmir envelope beyond indicating intent because there will be a very fractious situation in Pakistan post-election and it is not easy to govern a country of three commands: the army, the ISI and the civil government.
Pakistan polls: Mismanagement, delay in vote counting and rigging claims shroud results in controversy
Fp Editors •With reports of mismanagement, delay in counting of votes, and unavailability of Form 45—a document which has the details of the candidates and the votes they received—Pakistan's general election has been as controversial as predicted.
'I am not a villain': Imran Khan tells India, asks New Delhi to end Kashmir stalemate with constructive dialogue
Fp Staff •"Pakistan is ready to talk with India on Kashmir issue," said Imran Khan, chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, while slamming the Indian media for portraying him as a "villain in a Bollywood film" in the run-up to the general elections in Pakistan.
Imran Khan addresses Pakistan: PTI chief calls Kashmir 'biggest contention', vows to end corruption, fix nation's foreign policy
Fp Staff •Pakistan's cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan declared victory for his party in the country's general elections, promising a "new" Pakistan following a vote that was marred by allegations of fraud and militant violence.
Pakistan Election Results 2018 updates: 5 parties allege poll rigging as PTI emerges in lead; Imran Khan's party says open to recounting
Fp Staff •Pakistan's Samaa TV reported that there are problems with the Result Transmission System of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA).