The authorities in Balochistan have sealed the Pak-Afghan border crossing at Chaman for three days -- July 24-26 -- as part of the security measures taken to ensure peaceful conduct of elections across the province.

Pakistan is locked in a close and tense election race, pitting cricket hero Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a process marred by a suicide bomb that killed 31 people near a polling station.

Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif has declined to be shifted to a hospital despite his health condition deteriorating in Adiala

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan's former wife Reham Khan has once again hit out at the cricket-turned-politician, accusing

Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar has said attempts are being made to defame the judiciary and any harm caused to the institution can

The run up to the Pakistan polls have been overshadowed by terrorist attacks, hundreds of arrests and accusations of widespread interference by the military. They have also seen a massive crackdown on the media and controversy over militant groups' electoral participation.

Pakistan's military fanned out across the country ahead of today's election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in a short but acrimonious contest that analysts say is still "up for grabs".

A poll conducted by Gallup Pakistan based on data from five separate polls carried out in the months leading up to today's elections forecasts

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Nepal’s Law Minister Sher Bahadur Tamang, who came under criticism from several quarters for his controversial remarks on Nepalese students studying MBBS in Bangladesh, resigns.

The otherwise dull campaigning for the July 25 elections in Karachi finally gains momentum on the last day of electioneering in the country including Karachi.

As election campaigns come to a closet, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) leadership round off their campaigns by predicting victory for themselves in the July 25 elections whereas Pakistan Peoples Party chairman promised a progressive Pakistan with a commitment to democracy.

Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is suffering from high blood pressure but has been refused permission to see his personal doctor, his party said yesterday.

As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections tomorrow, the country's minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up for them.

Pakistan's ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif falls ill as he suffers from heart and kidney problems and a medical team recommended that he be shifted to a hospital.

Dozens of protesters in Nepal have been injured in clashes with police at a demonstration in support of a hunger-striking doctor seeking

Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum narrowly escaped a suicide bomb attack at Kabul airport as he returned home yesterday from more than a year in exile in Turkey over allegations of torturing and abusing a political rival.

Religious parties - some new, others long-established - are fielding more than 1,500 candidates for national and provincial assemblies in Pakistan's general election on July 25.

Pakistani cleric Hafiz Saeed is one of the United States' most-wanted terrorist suspects, accused over the 2008 Mumbai attacks that killed 166 people. At home, his charities are banned, as is a new Islamist political party launched by his followers.

The United States remains concerned about the participation of Lashkar-e-Taiba-affiliated (LeT) individuals in the elections and has conveyed its concern to Islamabad as well, says the US State Department.