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.
Sharif appears to have completed astonishing comeback
Nawaz Sharif appears to have completed an astonishing political comeback in Pakistan's general election.
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.
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Senior female Pakistani politician killed by gunmen
Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties.
Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections held last week, which handed a landslide victory to opposition leader Nawaz Sharif and his PML-N party.
It marked the first time an elected government replaced another one in a nation that has been run by military leaders for more than half its history.
Results from a handful of constituencies are still awaited amid accusations of vote-rigging.The shooting came hours ahead of re-polling in a key area beset by allegations of voting fraud.
It was not immediately clear who killed Zara Shahid Hussain, a senior member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party.
The PTI has promised to reduce endemic corruption in the nuclear-armed nation of 180 million people.
Senior female Pakistani politician 'shot dead'
Imran Khan said he is "shocked and deeply saddened" by the killing of Pakistani politician Zahra Shahid Hussain:
I am shocked & deeply saddened by the brutal killing of Zara Shahid Hussain, Zara apa to us, in Karachi tonite. A targetted act of terror!
From @ImranKhanPTI on Twitter:Police said Ms Hussain was shot dead outside her home in Karachi, Pakistan's Dawn newspaper reported.
She was the senior vice-president of Khan's Movement for Justice party.
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Obama congratulates Sharif on Pakistan election win
President Obama has spoken on the phone with Nawaz Sharif after his victory in Pakistan's parliamentary elections, the White House has revealed.
"The two leaders agreed to continue to work together to strengthen US-Pakistan relations and advance our shared interest of a stable, secure, and prosperous Pakistan and region", it added.
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.
Read the full storyObama congratulates Pakistan on election completion
US President Barack Obama has congratulated Pakistan for the successful completion of its parliamentary elections and said the United States would work with the country's new government as an equal partner.
"The United States stands with all Pakistanis in welcoming this historic peaceful and transparent transfer of civilian power, which is a significant milestone in Pakistan's democratic progress," Obama said in a statement released by the White House.
Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif made a triumphant comeback in the country's election and looks on course to form a stable government capable of implementing reforms needed to rescue the fragile economy.
Sharif appears to have completed astonishing comeback
Nawaz Sharif appears to have completed an astonishing political comeback in Pakistan's general election.
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Nawaz Sharif seeks majority in Pakistan parliament
The Leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif looks set to be Prime Minister of Pakistan for a third time. Local media reports that as of Sunday evening his party had captured 94 of the 272 contested National Assembly seats in the Pakistani parliament.
If current election trends continue then the PML-N will secure 130 seats. They need 137 to secure a majority in Pakistan's parliament, and Mr Sharif has told supporters that he is confident his party can form a coalition with minority groups.
The former cricketer Imran Khan looks set to be the main voice of the opposition in Pakistan after his party Tehrik-i-Insaf came second in the polls. The previous government led by the Pakistan People's Party is doing badly and according to Reuters looks set to come third.
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.
Read the full storyCelebrations in Pakistan as Nawaz Sharif claims win
After 14 years out of power, Nawaz Sharif is poised to become prime minister again, and he is a man in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistan's mess.
Sharif said on Saturday his Pakistan Muslim League Party-Nawaz (PMLN) was the clear winner in general elections and that he hoped for a majority to avoid a coalition.
He inherits a country with a dizzying array of troubles, from chronic power cuts to a Taliban insurgency."
The challenges are huge," the portly Sharif told Reuters in his bullet-proof car during the last days of campaigning. "We have to bail out the economy."
Sharif, who vows to bring in free market enterprise and ease economic controls, says speedy growth is the only answer for nuclear-armed Pakistan, a strategic US ally.
Nawaz Sharif hopes he doesn't need 'crutch of coalition'
Nawaz Sharif, 63, declared victory in a jubilant speech to supporters as results from Saturday's election showed a overwhelming lead for his party.
– Nawaz SharifPlease pray that by morning we're in a position that we don't need the crutch of coalition partners.
"Results are still coming in, but this much is confirmed: we're the single largest party so far," he declared to hoots of joy from the crowd in Punjab's capital, Lahore.
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