Nawaz Sharif set for third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister
May 12, 2013
No free and fair elections in Pakistan: MQM
May 11, 2013
Pakistan votes under the shadow of Taliban threats
May 11, 2013
Bangalore to Boston: two web reactions in two cities
Apr 18, 2013
Taliban rickshaw bomb kills 13, including 11 policemen, in Pakistan
Associated Press | Thursday May 23, 2013
A large bomb hidden by the Taliban in a rickshaw exploded as a police vehicle passed in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing 11 policemen and two civilians, police said.
Bomb blast in Pakistan's Quetta kills 12 people: police
Agence France-Presse | Thursday May 23, 2013
A bomb planted in a rickshaw tore through a vehicle used by security forces in southwest Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 12 people, police said.
Twin blasts kill three in northwestern Pakistan, say officials
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013
Twin bomb blasts killed at least three people Friday in a remote area of northwest Pakistan, close to the restive tribal districts along the Afghan border, officials said.
Pakistan election result: Nawaz Sharif takes unassailable lead, set to become prime minister
Press Trust of India | Sunday May 12, 2013
Nawaz Sharif was today headed for a third term as Pakistan's Prime Minister as his PML-N party took an unassailable lead over its rivals in landmark general elections that witnessed a huge turnout despite Taliban threats and bomb attacks.
Nawaz Sharif votes, confident of Pakistan victory
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2013
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, the frontrunner in Pakistan's landmark election, cast his ballot on Saturday and said he was confident of victory.
Pakistan turnout 30 per cent by midday: official estimate
Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 11, 2013
Turnout in Pakistan's landmark elections on Saturday was around 30 percent by midday and is expected to rise to 60 per cent before the polls close, the election commission estimated.
Pakistan president votes by post: spokesman
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013
President Asif Ali Zardari has voted by post in Pakistan's landmark general election, a spokesman confirmed on the eve of polls which the Taliban have vowed to attack with suicide bombers.
Bombs kill four, wound 20 on Pakistan election eve
Agence France-Presse | Friday May 10, 2013
Bombs exploded near party political offices in remote areas of Pakistan on Friday, killing four people on the eve of a landmark election that the Taliban have vowed to disrupt with suicide attacks.
Pakistan Taliban threatens attacks on election day
Press Trust of India | Friday May 10, 2013
The Pakistani Taliban has threatened widespread attacks, including suicide bombings, during the landmark general election tomorrow, saying it is opposed to the "infidel system" of democracy.
Five killed in blast in northwest Pakistan
Press Trust of India | Thursday May 9, 2013
Five persons, including a policeman, were killed when a police van fell prey to an improvised explosive device in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, officials said.
Pakistan Taliban plan suicide attacks on May 11 election
Reuters | Thursday May 9, 2013
Pakistan's Taliban plan to carry out suicide bombings during Saturday's election in a bid to undermine the poll, according to a letter from the head of the group.
Bombs kill 15 on Pakistan campaign trail
Agence France-Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013
Bombs killed 15 people and wounded dozens more including an election candidate in Pakistan on Tuesday, raising to more than 100 the death toll from attacks on the campaign for Saturday's polls.
Blast in Pakistan kills five, wounds poll candidate: police
Agence France Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013
A bomb attack on Tuesday killed at least five people and wounded a Pakistani election candidate as he was campaigning in a market in the country's northwest, police said.
Pakistan election rally death toll climbs to 23, say officials
Agence France Presse | Tuesday May 7, 2013
The death toll in an election rally bombing by Taliban militants in a northwestern Pakistani tribal district climbed to 23 on Tuesday, officials said, the deadliest attack yet on the poll campaign.
Blasts in Pakistan port city kills three ahead of vote
Associated Press | Saturday May 4, 2013
A Pakistan police officer says twin blasts in the southern city of Karachi have killed three people near the office of a political party critical of the Taliban.