Pakistan

Khan will remain in jail as he is convicted in many other cases.

Sharif, the three-time former premier, said that there is a need for all political parties to sit together and form a government to pull Pakistan out of its difficulties.

Counting of votes began following the conclusion of the polling and the results of individual polling stations started to pour in after the mandatory one hour restriction ended.

Five terrorists were also killed during various operations, according to a statement by the army.

The bombings targeted election offices in Balochistan province, one in Pashin at Asfandyar Khan's office and another in Qilla Saifullah at Fazlur Rehman's Jamiat Ulema Islam party office.

When Khan was appointed PM in 2018, he had strong public support. However, he later fell out with the military that had aided in his ascent, and in April 2022, a no-confidence vote forced him out of office.

Pakistan's caretaker government mulls internet shutdown for polling day amid concerns over law and order; courts uphold internet access until elections.

Pakistan's military has long looked to prevent the election of anyone who might try to influence policies that diverge from its entrenched interests.

Bushra Bibi's first husband, Khawar Maneka, had filed the case, alleging that she violated the Islamic practice of observing the mandatory pause or Iddat between two marriages.

In a notification issued on Friday, the party said that its internal polls would take place after the general elections.

Khan's death came a day after at least four people were killed while five more were injured on Tuesday in a bomb blast near the rally of PTI in Pakistan's southwestern province of Balochistan.

The case centres around how the pair handled a so-called "cypher" sent by Pakistan's ambassador to the US that alleged plotting to turf Khan from office in 2022.

Pakistan's independent human rights commission has said there is little chance of a free and fair parliamentary election next month because of 'pre-poll rigging'.

The PML-N manifesto also stated that India-Pakistan relations should be anchored in mutual respect and a shared vision for regional stability and economic growth.

ISLAMABAD: Three universities affiliated with Pakistan's military were shut over security threats in the capital Islamabad on Monday, police said. Pakistan is due to vote in general elections in two weeks amid overlapping political,…

Nawaz said that Pakistan has fallen behind the world and that the country has to be "rebuilt."

After Pakistan retaliated and attacked a bordering area in Iran which led to the deaths of nine people (all Pakistanis), Iran had summoned Pakistan’s Charge d'Affaires in Tehran to protest against the attack.

The army said that "hideouts used by terrorist organisations namely Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) were successfully struck.

Tehran said it had targeted two camps of the Jaish al-Adl terror group - which it has previously linked to attacks on its security forces - but Islamabad condemned the attack.

The incident happened Saturday in Kech district of the turbulent province, where the military has been fighting a low-level insurgency for decades.