Pakistan Polls 2018: Imran Khan's Party in Majority to form Government in the Center

The general elections for Pakistan's national and provincial assemblies were held on 25th July simultaneously all over the country. As per the provisional results available, cricketer turned politician Imran Khan's party Pakistan Tehreek e  Insaf (TI, The Justice Party) is in lead with a vast margin, followed by PML (N), the party of deposed and jailed ex prime minister Nawaz Sharif.

The EU monitoring Committee in its initial report has showed its satisfaction over the conduct of elections and found the conduct better than what they observed in 2013 elections which were marred with allegations of rigging and misconduct.

Imran Khan's party has also showed a major presence in the province of Punjab, following very closely behind the PML(N). Imran's party has also obtained simple majority in the KPK province. In Sind province, former president Asif Zardari's party PPPP has had a dominating edge, though Imran's party has also shown a significant presence.

Detailed results are awaited.

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Islamabad writes letter to Swiss Attorney General in Zardari Graft Case

The government of Pakistan has sent to the Swiss attorney-general a letter withdrawing a 2008 letter issued by the then Pakistani attorney-general that led to the closure of graft cases in Switzerland against President Asif Ali Zardari.

Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari

Based on a government-prepared draft approved by the Supreme Court on October 10, the letter was sent through the Foreign Office on Monday, Pakistan Television said on Wednesday.

The bench had directed that proof of actual receipt of the communication by the Swiss attorney-general should be produced before the court on November 14.

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The approval of the draft marked the end of a nearly three-year standoff between the government and the apex court over the implementation of a 2009 verdict quashing an amnesty granted by military ruler Pervez Musharraf in 2007 for politicians facing corruption cases.

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