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RAWALPINDI: While PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif called for a coalition government after failing to secure a majority, jailed PTI chief claimed that his party had won two-third majority in National Assembly. In a victory speech released by his…

DOHA/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces geared up on Friday for a ground assault on Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of people displaced by violence further north are trapped in desperate conditions. Prime…

LAHORE: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Friday said his PML-N has emerged as a largest political in the country though could not get a simple majority to form a government. He said he would hold talks with other parties to unitedly…

ISLAMABAD: Independent candidates backed by PTI have won 91 of National Assembly seats while PML-N and PPP are trailing behind with 63 and 50 seats as results of the National Assembly seats are still being announced by the Election…

ISLAMABAD: While counting of votes is underway, main political leaders belonging to the PML-N, PPP and JUI-F are ahead of their rivals in different parts of the country. PML-N chief organizer Maryam Nawaz is leading in NA-119 Lahore III…

ISLAMABAD (Reuters): At least nine people, including two children, were killed in militant attacks in Pakistan on Thursday as the country voted in a general election after suspending mobile phone services and closing some land borders to…

ISLAMABAD: As soon as the polling started across the country at 8am, many cities were without mobile service as the telecom authority suspended it. A spokesman for the ministry of interior confirmed that the caretaker government has…

ISLAMABAD: While bomb blasts rocked the province of Balochistan killing over 29 people on Wednesday, the caretaker government assured the nation that the general elections will be held under a foolproof security across the country on…

NEW YORK: Pakistan and the Commonwealth of Dominica, a Caribbean Island nation, have established formal diplomatic relations. Ay a ceremony held at the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations, Pakistan's Permanent…

DOHA: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war.…