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Nepal's rapper-turned-politician looks set for landslide win
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Three-year-old party set to sweep Nepal polls
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RSP ahead in 110 constituencies in Nepal election with three confirmed seats
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Nepal goes to the polls: Voters seek change after youth-led protests
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Nepal's rocky road to elections: Five key dates
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Afghan, Pak forces battle along border
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Pak, Afghan forces clash as diplomatic efforts intensify
1 March 2026, 02:56 AM
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US says it supports Pakistan's 'right to defend itself' against Afghan Taliban
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Pakistan bombs Kabul in 'open war' on Afghanistan's Taliban government
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Nawaz sees election as ‘stolen’, results as ‘tainted, dubious’
In his first reaction over elections in Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, the incarcerated leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), alleges that the polls have been “stolen”.
27 July 2018, 05:09 AM
Pakistan Polls: PTI leads with 110 NA seats
Election Commission (ECP) of Pakistan releases 95 per cent of the provisional results of National and the four provincial assemblies.
27 July 2018, 04:35 AM
Pak transgender community says faced pushback at polls
Pakistan's transgender community faced pushback at the country's general election on Wednesday as five transgender candidates failed to win office and transgender observers and voters were blocked from polling stations, campaigners said.
26 July 2018, 20:17 PM
EU mission terms polls satisfactory
The chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission to Pakistan, Michael Gahler, has said that apart from a few incidents of terrorism, the overall situation of the general election was satisfactory.
26 July 2018, 20:15 PM
From 'Kaptaan' to Pakistan PM
For Pakistani cricket legend-turned-politician Imran Khan, his party's first place in a national election, putting him on the brink of becoming the country's next prime minister, is the culmination of a battle that started more than two decades ago.
26 July 2018, 18:20 PM
Religious parties fail to make their presence felt
Despite the alleged backing from military, hardline religious parties and groupings failed to make their presence felt in the July 25 general election in Pakistan.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Jemima, celebrities pay tribute to Imran's political journey
Former cricket players, athletes and celebrity musicians have congratulated PTI's Khan for his performance at the country's general elections on social media.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Myanmar landslide : 8 bodies recovered
Authorities in northern Myanmar recovered eight bodies yesterday after a landslide that engulfed 27 small-scale jade miners, an official
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
IMRAN KHAN GETS SPECIAL PROTOCOL
Police officers have replaced Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan's private security guards outside his residence in Bani Gala.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
FEMALE MP ELECTED RECORD 5 TIMES
Former Pakistan National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza has become the first woman in the country to have been elected for a fifth consecutive time from the same general seat.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Imran Khan claims victory
Pakistani cricket legend Imran Khan yesterday declared victory in a divisive general election, and said he was ready to lead the nuclear-armed nation despite a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote-rigging from his main opponents.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Heavyweights trounced
Many political heavyweights suffered defeat in their strongholds, according to unofficial results of the countrywide polling that concluded at 6pm on Wednesday, with some complaining of rigging and foul play.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Fehmida Mirza becomes first female lawmaker to have been elected 5 times on a general seat
Former National Assembly speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza becomes the first woman in the country to have been elected for a fifth consecutive time from the same general seat.
26 July 2018, 14:13 PM
Infographics: Results of Pakistan elections 2008-18
As Pakistan awaits an official announcement from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) regarding the outcome of this year’s general elections, let’s have look at the outcomes of the elections held in the country since 2008.
26 July 2018, 13:58 PM
Imran promises wide-ranging reforms: 'All policies for the people'
Pakistan's cricket legend Imran Khan declares victory in a divisive general election marred by a long delay in ballot counting and allegations of vote rigging by most opponents.
26 July 2018, 12:46 PM
Jemima pays tribute to Imran Khan's political journey
The election results may be on halt but preliminary numbers put PTI firmly in the lead, and most people have more or less called it: Imran Khan will be Pakistan's next Prime Minister.
26 July 2018, 10:59 AM
Religious parties fail to make their presence felt
Unlike in the by-polls held for a National Assembly constituency in the city around a year ago, religious parties and groupings fail to make their presence felt in the July 25 general election.
26 July 2018, 07:16 AM
Is the bureaucracy politically neutral during elections
Last month, speaking in Nawabshah, former president Asif Ali Zardari pledged that, if the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) won the upcoming elections, every household in Pakistan that doesn't already have a member in government services, would get the chance to have at least one member in a government job.
26 July 2018, 06:34 AM
Khan supporters celebrate as Pakistan faces electoral chaos
Pakistan wakes to electoral chaos with the outgoing ruling party denouncing "blatant rigging" in the pivotal general election and rejecting unofficial, partial results suggesting victory for former cricket champion Imran Khan.
26 July 2018, 06:20 AM
'Inexcusable & outrageous' — PPP, other parties express serious reservations over poll results
Like the PML-N, the PPP and several other parties expresses serious concerns over the delay in the release of official results and the alleged expulsion of their polling agents from polling stations during counting of the votes for general elections 2018.
26 July 2018, 06:02 AM