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Pakistan Election Results 2018: Imran Khan's PTI in talks with smaller parties, Independents to reach magic number

Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was followed by jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) with 62 seats and former president Asif Ali Zardari's Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) by 43 seats.

Pakistan Army says it will play 'no direct role' in election, but country's history is replete with coups and dictatorships

Pakistan's powerful military says it is taking 'no direct role' in the 25 July election, but a history of coups and dictatorships is fuelling fears over the balance of power in civil-military relations

Punjab Police arrest 198 PML-N workers for holding rally to welcome Nawaz Sharif

At least 198 PML-N workers had cases filed against them in Sialkot and Daska on Tuesday, for taking out a rally to welcome convicted former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Sharif when they returned from London on 13 July.

India's attitude towards Pakistan changed after Islamabad's nuclear tests in 1998, says Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif claimed that India's attitude towards Pakistan changed after Islamabad conducted nuclear tests in 1998.

Pakistan's PML-N govt passes key clause in reforms bill, paving way for Nawaz Sharif's possible return as party chief

The Election Commission of Pakistan had disqualified Sharif as a member of the National Assembly following the Supreme Court's 28 July verdict on the Panama Papers scandal.

Nawaz Sharif terms his SC disqualification as a 'joke', urges supporters to stand by him

Nawaz Sharif on Friday termed his disqualification from premiership as a "joke" and asked people to stand by him to make sure that their vote is respected.

Nawaz Sharif to travel to Lahore via Pakistan's famous GT road to prove his popularity

Pakistan's ousted premier Nawaz Sharif will travel to Lahore from Islamabad via the famous Grand Trunk Road

PML-N claims Nawaz Sharif deprived brother Shehbaz's opportunity to become Prime Minister

Pakistan's disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has "smartly deprived" his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif of an opportunity to become premier

On eve of taking charge as interim PM, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi already faces inquiry into $2bn corruption charge

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, the former petroleum minister, is a principal accused in a NAB case registered in 2015.

Panama Papers verdict: Pakistan Supreme Court disqualifies Nawaz Sharif, orders filing of graft cases against him

Pakistan's Supreme Court on Friday ordered Nawaz Sharif to step down and ruled that graft cases be filed against him and his children over the Panama Papers scandal.