For a third consecutive day, activists of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf have been protesting against what they call rigging in different constituencies, which they say has robbed them of vital parliament seats needed for the party to make Imran Khan leader of the Opposition.
Imtiaz Ahmad reports.
The Pakistan prime minister in waiting has indicated that he would like to keep his cabinet small, even as debate continued over who would hold which portfolio.
Imtiaz Ahmad reports.
Pakistan's ambassador to the United States Sherry Rehman has resigned following the country's landmark election held over the weekend which was won by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
The final vote count from Pakistan's national elections has confirmed a big win for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party.
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf is set to form government in the militancy-hit Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province with the backing of the Jamaat-e-Islami while the PML-N and several smaller parties are expected to form a coalition in the restive Balochistan province.
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court on Tuesday extended former military ruler Pervez Musharraf's house arrest over the murder of Benazir Bhutto for 14 days, a prosecutor said.
Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, has resigned from her post.
Pakistan election-winner Nawaz Sharif has picked a veteran finance minister to serve in his cabinet as Karachi stocks hit an all-time high on Monday over hopes his pro-business agenda can revive the economy.
There is some unease among Pakistan's top military commanders over civil-military relations once Nawaz Sharif is sworn in as prime minister.
Imtiaz Ahmed reports.
Interview: Nawaz SharifIn his first interview to an Indian newspaper after winning the general elections, Nawaz Sharif, reached out to India on Monday, promising that he would not allow his country to export terror.
Harinder Baweja reports.
Nawaz Sharif said he had a "long chat" with Manmohan Singh and each man extended an invitation to the other to visit, a diplomatic nicety in some parts of the world, but a heavily symbolic step for South Asia's arch-enemies.
Some losing candidates in Pakistan's May 11 elections Monday alleged the polls were rigged, a media report said.
New Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit India and Pakistan on his first foreign trip since assuming office, on a week-long overseas foray that will also take in Switzerland and Germany, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
Karachi stocks hit an all-time high today following Nawaz Sharif's strong victory in landmark elections, which revived hopes the steel tycoon's pro-business agenda could spark an economic revival.
The PML-N, which is set to form government in Pakistan, will revisit the foreign policy "including all "covert and overt" agreements with the US" while ties with India will be picked up from where they were left off in 1999, according to a media report today.