Pakistan elections - updates

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Cricket hero Imran Khan sworn in as Pakistan PM

Aug 18, 2018 - 12:04 PM

(UPDATED) The ceremony marks the end of decades of rotating leadership between two establishment parties in Pakistan

Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. Pakistanis voted July 25 in elections that could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power, as security fears intensified with a voting-day blast that killed at least 30 after a campaign marred by claims of military interference. / AFP PHOTO / AAMIR QURESHI

Pakistan parties demand new elections as Khan wins vote

Jul 28, 2018 - 9:16 AM

It has been dubbed 'Pakistan's dirtiest election' but for now, Khan's victory represents an end to decades of rotating leadership between ruling parties that was punctuated by periods of military rule

NEW ELECTIONS? Shahbaz Sharif (2nd from right), the younger brother of ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and head of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), gestures as he speaks during an All Parties Conference in Islamabad on July 27, 2018. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistan's Imran Khan wins vote but no majority

Jul 27, 2018 - 5:05 PM

The count indicates Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan's party, will not achieve the 137 seats needed in the National Assembly to form a majority government in its own right

IMRAN KHAN. Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. Photo by Aamir Oureshi/AFP

Imran Khan claims victory in Pakistan elections

Jul 26, 2018 - 8:29 PM

(3rd UPDATE) There is no official confirmation of results from Pakistan's election commission almost 24 hours after polls closed in Wednesday's vote but partial, unofficial tallies show Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party enjoying a clear lead

IMRAN KHAN. Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station during the general election in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistan election body rejects 'rigging' accusations

Jul 26, 2018 - 1:32 PM

The incumbent Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party flat out rejects the pending results of the election on July 25, citing 'outright rigging' and accusing officials of preventing its representatives from overseeing the count

AFTER ELECTIONS. A Pakistani resident looks at morning newspapers at a stall a day after the general election in Islamabad on July 26, 2018. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Pakistan votes as suicide blast kills 30

Jul 25, 2018 - 4:12 PM

(UPDATED) '[The bomber] was trying to enter the polling station. When police tried to stop him he blew himself up,' says a local administration official

ELECTIONS. Women stand in a queue as they wait to cast their vote during Pakistan's general election at a polling station in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP

WhatsApp running anti-fake news ads in Pakistan ahead of elections

Jul 19, 2018 - 1:06 PM

Fake news propagators know that strong emotions lead to virality. Knowing this, WhatsApp advises, in an ad, that if you 'read something that makes you angry or afraid, ask whether it was shared to make you feel that way'

INFO DRIVE. WhatsApp is using offline means to combat real-world violence being triggered by the spread of false information online. Photo by Aamir Qureshi/AFP

Sharif: 'The lion' who wins 3rd Pakistan term

May 12, 2013 - 5:57 AM

Nawaz Sharif is a millionaire steel tycoon considered strong on the economy but soft on the Taliban

ANOTHER TERM. Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif wins Pakistan's landmark election. Photo by AFP

Bomb kills 14 at Pakistan election rally: official

May 06, 2013 - 9:04 PM

UPDATED At least 56 others were wounded in the attack; death toll could rise further