Pakistan General Election 2018
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Pakistan's newly-elected Parliament elects PTI's Asad Qaiser as Speaker of National Assembly
•Pakistan's newly-elected Parliament has elected Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's (PTI) Asad Qaiser as the National Assembly Speaker
Pakistan MNA-elect ‘chaiwala’ turns out to be millionaire, owns assets worth Rs 30 million
•A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA-elect, who was widely reported to be a 'chaiwala' (tea-seller) during the election campaign, has turned out to be a millionaire
Imran Khan's PTI gets 33 reserved seats in Pakistan National Assembly, party 14 seats away from achieving simple majority
•Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) gets 28 reserved seats for women and 5 for non-Muslims. Party is 14 seats short of the number required for simple majority
Pakistan polls: Election officer in Balochistan claims security forces forced him to submit fake votes favouring MMA
•A presiding officer in a voting centre in Pakistan's Balochistan province claims he was abducted by security forces and was forced to submit fake votes to favour MMA
Rigged elections in Pakistan aren't new, but Imran Khan win takes the cake in military-influenced pseudo democracy
Marvisirmed •Although Pakistan Army spokesperson General Asif Ghafoor categorically denied any interference in the polling process, his assertions were taken with a pinch of salt
Imran Khan's candidature as Pakistan prime minister approved by PTI, may take oath on 14 August
•Imran Khan, set to open a new innings as Pakistan's next prime minister after his party unanimously approved his candidature to the top post, vowed to steer the country out of the current financial crisis
Pakistan polls: How Constituency Management System, a phone app and database, set Imran Khan's PTI on road to victory
•A phone app and a database of more than 50 million voters were key weapons in the successful campaign of cricket legend Imran Khan in last month’s general election.
Pakistan's PML-N, PPP and nationalist parties to form alliance to challenge Imran Khan's claim to becoming next PM
•Pakistan’s PML-N and PPP political parties said on Thursday they would join forces to field their own candidate for prime minister in parliament, challenging former cricket star Imran Khan, whose party won last week’s general election.
Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony: No foreign dignitaries to attend; Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev among those invited, says PTI
Riazulhaq •The oath-taking ceremony is scheduled to be held on 11 August, announcement of which was made by Imran Khan during an interaction with PTI members of provincial assembly in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa on Monday.
PTI spokesperson denies reports of Imran Khan inviting Narendra Modi to his oath-taking ceremony, says media speculation incorrect
Riazulhaq •Several leaders of Imran Khan's PTI denied reports that he has invited Narendra Modi to the ceremony in August where he will be sworn in as prime minister.