Nawaz Sharif Begins Talks on Forming Government in Pakistan
Likely main opposition leader Imran Khan pleased with turnout, worried about talk of vote rigging
Likely main opposition leader Imran Khan pleased with turnout, worried about talk of vote rigging
Will be his third term as prime minister
High turnout despite deadly violence
That does not bode well for outside observers
In hospital after suffering an injury from a fall on the campaign trail earlier this week
Raza Gilani's son is a candidate for the PPP
Pakistan will hold its first ever election during a civilian transition of power this weekend
Leads a major secular Pakistani party
Pakistan's Taliban has claimed responsibility
No claims of responsibility
Shot by gunmen on a motorcycle
The border has been disputed for generations
Might put a damper on the planned political comeback
More woes for former Pakistan military leader
Chairman of the Pakistan Ulema Council says feudal lords, not Islam, prevent women from voting
The former president is currently under house arrest
Former president returned to Pakistan to participate in elections this May
Seven out of 23,000 trying to get elected
Calls judgement "ill-conceived and unwarranted judicial activism"
MQM candidate shot by assassin on motorcycle
360+ strikes later, no end in sight
The CIA offed an enemy for Pakistan in exchange for access to bomb tribal areas
The constitution requires that a candidate be a "good Muslim of integrity and honesty"
Concerned about Iran's nuclear program
The Pakistani girl was shot in the head by Taliban gunmen for speaking out for girls' education
Relations betweem the frenemies getting tense
Former Pakistani president has been living in London and Dubai since 2008
In Birmingham, which is a tad safer than Pakistan
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