Nawaz Sharif gets third attempt at running Pakistan
His should be a stable government for he will not need any other party bloc to form a coalition; a few independents will do.
International Correspondent
International Correspondent John Irvine set up the ITV News Dubai bureau in 2010 and covers stories across the Indian sub continent, Africa and the Gulf region for ITV News. He won two Royal Television Society Awards for his reports on the Gulf War and was also the first ITV News correspondent to report from Port-au-Prince after the Haiti earthquake, forming part of the ITV News team that won a BAFTA for coverage of the disaster.
Pakistani voters stick with what they know
After an invigorating election campaign, voters here in Pakistan have decided to stick with the familiar by electing Nawaz Sharif.
High election stakes in Pakistan's Tribal Areas
The choice of election candidates in one of Pakistan's most conservative areas, incredibly, includes a woman.
Imran Khan a serious contender in Pakistan election
Imran Khan is charismatic and with a campaign that resembles Barack Obama's in 2008, he is a serious contender in the Pakistan election.
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It's the Americans...Saddam's finished
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Revolutionary step to give women a say in Saudi politics
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Globe's richest Arab who runs a big slice of the world
Where exactly the Prince is placed in the league of the world’s wealthiest is not clear. But he is is the biggest foreign investor in the US
Abandoned 600 AD, re-occupied by Syrian refugees in 2012
Syrian civilians have been taking shelter in a makeshift refugee camp in an ancient Roman ruin.