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Protests against rigged elections block roads for three hours.

Protesters accuse the PA, security forces of ‘assisting’ the PML-N candidate’s win.

Demand fresh polls to bring democratic change.

Recommend investors to climb on cement, oil and gas, power sectors’ bull bandwagon.

Voter turnout for the four National Assembly seats in Peshawar district was reported to be 44%.

Says she has come to save her husband’s party.

Has served two stints in the past, one more as commerce minister.

Says willing to talk to any political party, except for JUI-F.

It's fairly obvious that everyone on “playing field” has forgotten that Pakistan is supposed to be a democracy.

The new government is faced by a host of challenges.

Though people were tired of the previous government, exasperation was not enough to bring about revolutionary change.

Most observers, both foreign and local, have termed the 2013 elections to be largely non-violent and fair.

Unless mafiosi are cut down & transparency, FoI, accountability applied, free & fair re-elections can’t be guaranteed.

PPP says this time round it is looking at a small cabinet as compared to the outgoing government.

ANP says pre-poll rigging occurred in the form of violent attacks against the party.

Return to politics of accommodation, reconciliation wouldn't just be desirable but necessary for effective...

While Sindh will stay with the PPP, it is in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa that the most complications arise.

MQM chief says people should listen to his statements carefully before making judgements.

Siddiqui informed that cell will remain operational till the end of current week.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon commends the ECP for successfully organising polls.

Former prime minister says the PPP will now sit in the opposition.

Police and Rangers stand ready with tear gas to disperse the crowd.

Dasti puts forward four conditions before joining.

We want Khan to act as mature politicians, he says.

Nawaz Sharif says US would have Pakistan's 'full support' as it withdraws the bulk of its forces from Afghanistan.

"Both times he made genuine efforts to make peace with India but was thwarted...by army."

Election campaign marred by violence and irregularities says European Union observer mission.

"Political parties should accept defeat gracefully instead of coming out into the streets."

Punjab gets 5 tribunals, three each in other provinces.

Section 144 bans a gathering of more than four people at one place.

Nawaz Sharif invites Indian PM to visit Pakistan.

Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood will stay away from parliamentary politics.

MQM press conference to begin at 4pm today.

Party spokesperson says Ishaq Dar will be appointed as finance minister.

Pakistani politicians engage in a little post-election debate online, complete with snarky remarks and mud slinging.

Indian Kashmir chief minister expresses hope, along with pro-freedom and pro-India parties.

Protests over rigging in the elections scheduled in Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and London.

Meeting will also discuss reports from returning officers of Karachi NA-250 constituency.

The benchmark index of top 100 shares rose 1.6 per cent to 20,232 points in early trade.

Talks of alliances go around as more results pour in.

Nawaz aide says the party will renegotiate terms of engagement with US.

This electoral round saw the downfall of many a prominent figure and family.

Two PML-N workers gunned down in Karachi; 4 killed in MQM-PPP clashes in Benazirabad.

Whoever helms the Balochistan government will have his hands full.

Despite its victory in the centre and Punjab, the situation will still be tough for a PML-N government.

Shahzada Iftikharuddin and Ghulam Muhammad win NA-32 and PK-90, respectively.

Party set to consolidate its grip on province with outright majority.

PTI ousts most mainstream political parties, including ANP and PPP.

Status quo stands frozen as the PPP, MQM and the PML-F retain their old positions in Sindh.

Candidates winning multiple seats will have to pick one before taking oath.