Khan wins with 176 seats while his opponent, PML-N's Shahbaz Sharif, secures 96 votes in the polling that took place in the National Assembly.

While the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is claiming that it is in a position to form a coalition government not only in Islamabad but also in three provinces of the country, the party seems to be in a fix, so far, over the selection of its nominees for top slots in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The country's two major parties — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Pakistan Peoples Party — are set to play an ARD-like

Even after bagging millions of votes and winning dozens of seats at national and provincial levels, mainstream political parties, such as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are at the mercy of independent candidates to form government in Punjab, reports The Express Tribune.

Though Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in National Assembly after the July 25 polls and its leaders have been claiming they will not need support of any party, final preliminary results issued by the country''s election commission show that the party is still short of numbers to form government on its own.

Imran Khan's party said it has begun talks with independents and small parties to form a coalition government after a resounding triumph in Pakistan's general election, as rival parties planned protests over alleged vote rigging.

The United States said Friday it was concerned about "flaws" in Pakistan's pre-electoral process, but said it was nonetheless ready to work with the new government.

Pakistan's likely new prime minister Imran Khan opens coalition talks with at least one smaller party and independent politicians, a spokesman says, following the announcement of full results of an election disputed by rivals.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) emerges as the largest political party in Pakistan winning 115 of the 270 National Assembly seats in the 11th General Elections as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) releases the complete preliminary results more than 56 hours after the conclusion of voting.

Equity and bond markets have welcomed Imran Khan's victory in Pakistan's disputed election, but the former cricket hero faces a tough slog to avert a currency crisis and implement long-term reforms needed to end decades of boom-and-bust cycles.

The United States has questioned the fairness of elections in Pakistan adding that it shared the concerns expressed by the European Union and the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan.

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan starts preparations for formation of his party’s government at the Centre after the PTI won a majority of seats in the National Assembly.

Amidst all the acrimony about the extent to which what took place on Wednesday was actually democratic, it is worth dwelling at least briefly on the most important element of the electoral exercise—the “demos” or people themselves.

In his first reaction over Wednesday's elections, Nawaz Sharif, the incarcerated leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), alleged that the polls had been “stolen”.

Pakistan's main parties rejected the outcome of elections won by Imran Khan and announced protests demanding new polls yesterday, after the pivotal vote was criticised by foreign observers over allegations of rigging.

As Pakistan forms a new government, the United States and China cautiously welcomed Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan.

Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto yesterday announced that his party rejects the election results and criticised the failure of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to hold fair and transparent elections.

A day after the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) asserted its intention to form governments at the centre and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, as well Punjab, PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz yesterday appeared confident that his party would retain control over the Punjab Assembly instead of being relegated to the opposition benches.

A European Union monitoring team says that the campaign for Pakistan’s general election this week featured a “lack of equality” that meant it was not a level playing field for all parties.

Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) Mahesh Kumar Malani becames the first non-Muslim to win a general seat in the National Assembly since the amendment in Legal Framework Order was passed in 2002 in Pakistan, he told Dawn today.