Pakistan elections
Promises, promises, Imran Khan raises Pakistani hopes sky high
And in his victory speech, Khan offered an olive branch to India and called for mutually beneficial ties with the United States.
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India's Modi and Pakistan's Khan discuss regional peace in post-election call
Khan, widely seen as Pakistan’s prime minister-in-waiting, is now courting independent candidates and minor parties to form a coalition government in a nation that has fought three wars with India.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan declares victory in disputed election
Supporters of jailed ex-premier Nawaz Sharif said there were problems with the vote count and the process was an assault on democracy in a country that has a history of military rule.
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Pakistan election results delayed as Khan leads, opponents cry foul
The party of Khan’s jailed chief rival, ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, called the count an assault on democracy in the nuclear-armed, Muslim country which has a history of military rule.
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[UPDATE] Suicide bomber kills 29 as Pakistanis vote in cliffhanger election
Geo TV put the death toll at 18, while rival Samaa TV put it at 20, adding a 'suicide attacker' was responsible.
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Pakistan votes in tight race between Imran Khan, jailed ex-PM's party
Polling gets under way across the country at 8 am and closes at 6 pm. Results will start trickling in within hours of polls closing and the likely winner should be known by around 2 am on Thursday.
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Pakistan's Imran Khan seeks election win over jailed ex-PM's party
Wednesday’s vote features competing narratives of democracy amid Sharif’s accusations elements of the powerful army are working to throw the race to Khan, which he denies.
