Independents, most backed by former PM Khan, win 92; Sharif's party to hold talks to form coalition govt; Bhutto's PPP wins 50 seats

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declared victory in national elections yesterday, saying his party has emerged as the largest and would talk to other groups to form a coalition government as it had failed to win a clear majority on its own. 

Emerging market stocks edged lower yesterday while currencies were muted in a quiet session with many markets shut for a holiday, while assets in Pakistan were pummelled by uncertainty over the outcome of the general election.

The rescue of a child yesterday nearly 60 hours after a landslide hit a gold-mining village in the southern Philippines has been hailed as a “miracle” after searchers had given up hope of finding more survivors.

Fake boycotts, fictional ballots and blasphemy smears: a deluge of disinformation accompanied Pakistan’s contentious election, with a delayed vote count underway yesterday.

Two Pakistanis were killed Friday in a confrontation between police and followers of ex-prime minister Imran Khan, police and his party said, the first confirmed fatalities over a fractious election count.

Nearly 97 crore Indians will be eligible to vote in this year's Lok Sabha elections due in a few months, the country's Election Commission said today

Former Indian Prime Ministers P V Narasimha Rao, widely viewed as the architect of the country's economic reforms and liberalisation in the 1990s, and Chaudhary Charan Singh, a farmer leader, will be honoured with the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced today

Of the 136 seats counted, independent candidates backed by Imran's party PTI won 49, ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's PML-N won 42, while the PPP of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, got 34

Pakistan's main political parties were tied neck and neck in early results today after vote counts in the general election were hit by unusual delays that the government blamed on a suspension of mobile phone services

Pakistan began counting votes after polling ended yesterday in a general election marred by militant attacks, suspension of mobile phone and internet services and widespread vote rigging claims.

India’s interior minister said yesterday that he had “recommended the immediate suspension” of a free movement border agreement with Myanmar, from where thousands have fled since fighting between the junta and its opponents surged last year.

Pakistan held a national election yesterday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the nuclear-armed, South Asian nation of 241 million.

Pakistan’s former PM Imran Khan and other incarcerated political figures have cast their votes through a postal ballot from Adiala Jail. However, Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, was unable to partake in voting as she was arrested after the completion of the postal voting process.

Pakistanis turned out early for election said they believe their votes count, despite allegations of rigging in the nation’s most fractious poll in recent history.

At least nine people, including two children, were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan today as the country voted in a general election after suspending mobile phone services and closing some land borders to maintain law and order

India today announced it has decided to cancel a five-year-old facility allowing free movement of nationals of India and Myanmar along the common border

Former prime minister Imran Khan and other prominent incarcerated political figures have cast their votes through a postal ballot from Adiala Jail, sources said on Wednesday

Pakistan temporarily shut some of its land borders and suspended mobile phone services on Thursday as it beefed up security for voters in a general election that has been preceded by a surge in militant violence

Internet monitor Netblocks has said that real-time data shows that internet blackouts are now in effect in “multiple regions of Pakistan in addition to mobile network disruptions”