Given the history of coups, Pakistanis need to be given the opportunity to elect their leaders democratically. Continued democratic process is the only way out of Pakistan, a country that is no longer capable of any experiments.

LAHORE, Pakistan — Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif looked poised to return to office with a resounding election victory – a m...

Pakistan's incoming prime minister Nawaz Sharif reached out Monday to India and the United States, pledging to strengthen relations after his thumping...

Pakistan's election commission on Saturday ordered a re-vote in more than 30 polling stations in a Karachi constituency over allegations of ballot stu...

By Michael Georgy and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, May 12 (Reuters) - After 14 years out of power, Nawaz Sharif is poised to become ...

By Katharine Houreld and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif declared victory in a jubilant spee...

By Katharine Houreld and Mehreen Zahra-Malik ISLAMABAD, May 11 (Reuters) - Pakistan's Nawaz Sharif, seeking to become prime minister f...

On Saturday, Pakistan will take to the polls to vote in an historic election to decide the country's next prime minister. Here's a look at the candida...

ISLAMABAD — An especially violent spate of killings, kidnappings and bombings marred the run-up to Pakistan's nationwide election, capped Thursd...

By Insiya Ahmed KARACHI, Pakistan May 9 (Reuters) - Even among the colourful cast of mullahs, labourers and idealists standing in Paki...

Can the country reinvent itself with a clear eye on the challenges and opportunities it faces in South Asia -- at the age of 65 in its new political incarnation -- even as it is flanked by Afghanistan and India?

PARACHINAR, Pakistan — Three bombings in northwest Pakistan targeting individuals involved in this week's national elections killed 18 people on...

Mere elections will not put Pakistan on the path to democracy and the rule of law. Elections that do not provide equal space to all parties to contest will have no legitimacy and credibility.

KARACHI, Pakistan — A Pakistan police officer says twin blasts in the southern city of Karachi have killed three people near the office of a pol...

A Pakistani grocer standing in next month's historic polls was shot dead Thursday in a drive-by killing in the southern city of Hyderabad, the first c...

KARACHI, Pakistan — Former President Pervez Musharraf returned home Sunday hoping to make a political comeback despite Taliban death threats and...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Saturday that he will return to his homeland despite facing crimi...

Pakistan currently faces extraordinary challenges of law and order. This year's security threats are alarming across Pakistan, particularly in volatile Balochistan, which remains the focus of political observers' interest.

General Musharraf's electoral success or defeat is insignificant, at least in the upcoming elections. But his return will still change the dynamics of Pakistan's politics.

At the end of its five-year term, Pakistan's government stepped down Saturday, a milestone for a country that has struggled with democratic and peacef...

The Pakistan People's Party, which led the government for the past five years, faces a difficult challenge in the upcoming national election expected ...