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  Pak Lawmakers Blame Imran Khan's Party For Rise In Terror Attacks

  The lawmakers from the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) on Wednesday came down heavily on the previous Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regime over its counter-terror policy, the Dawn reported.

• Nawaz Sharif formally nominated by his party for Pakistan PM's post

  The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has formally nominated its chief Nawaz Sharif for the office of Prime Minister after the party moved towards a simple majority in the 342-member National Assembly or Pakistan's lower house of parliament.

• Imran Khan's party wins repoll in Pakistan's Karachi

  Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf party won a revote in an upmarket constituency of Karachi on Sunday, unofficial results showed, a day after gunmen killed a party leader, setting the stage for protests and counter-protests.

• Riyaz Khokhar likely to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's envoy to US

  Former Foreign Secretary Riaz Khokhar is tipped to replace Sherry Rehman as Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, according to a media report today.

• Pakistan elections: Nawaz Sharif's party bags 122 seats

  Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged the single largest party in Pakistan's landmark general elections by bagging 122 of the 272 parliamentary seats that went to the polls on May 11, the Election Commission announced today.

• British PM David Cameron congratulates Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif's win in elections

  British Prime Minister David Cameron has telephoned Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif to congratulate him on his party's success in general elections.

• Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's Ambassador to US, resigns

  Sherry Rehman, Pakistan's envoy to the US, today resigned following the defeat of the Pakistan People's Party in last week's general elections.

• Nawaz Sharif picks veteran Ishaq Dar as Finance Minister, Pakistan stocks hit new high

  Pakistan election-winner Nawaz Sharif has picked a veteran finance minister to serve in his cabinet as Karachi stocks hit an all-time high Monday over hopes his pro-business agenda can revive the economy.

• New Pakistan government to hold firm on Taliban

  Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif looks set to be a pragmatic ally of Washington, unlikely to end the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban as he seeks to focus on fixing the economy.

• Pakistan election results: Nawaz Sharif's party extends lead over others

  Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory - a mandate that could make it easier to tackle the country's daunting problems, including growing power outages, weak economic growth and shaky government finances.

• Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif to discuss government formation with party leaders

  Nawaz Sharif, who is likely to become the prime minister as his party has emerged a big winner in Pakistan elections, called a meeting of his party leaders on Sunday where formation of the next government is expected to be discussed, a media report said.

• Omar Abdullah greets Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, hopes a restart in peace process

  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today congratulated PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif for his party's performance in the historic general elections and hoped that the former Pakistani premier will live up to his commitment to restart the peace process with India.

• Nawaz Sharif will be Pakistan's next Prime Minister, says brother Shahbaz Sharif

  "Nawaz Sharif will be your prime minister," said his younger brother Shahbaz Sharif as their party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) surged ahead in the Pakistan polls.

• Pakistan's former PM Yusuf Raza Gilani, Raja Pervez Ashraf faces rout in polls

  In an embarrassing setback to Pakistan People's Party (PPP) that ruled the country since 2008, former Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf lost the election along with his predecessor Yusuf Raza Gilani's two sons.

• Nawaz Sharif poised to lead Pakistan again after long wait

  After 14 years out of power, Nawaz Sharif is poised to become prime minister again, and he is a man in a hurry to clean up what he calls Pakistan's mess.