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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

Pakistan elections

In this photo released by the National Assembly, the leader of Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf party Imran Khan, speaks at the National Assembly in Islamabad, Pakistan, on August 17, 2018 (National Assembly, via AP)
August 17, 2018, 9:35 pm
Pakistani MPs elect World Cup cricket hero Imran Khan as next PM
Khan defends himself against widespread claims the army fixed the election in his favor. ‘I am standing here in this parliament on my own feet’
By Sajjad TARAKZAI
Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Islamabad during the general election on July 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi)
August 17, 2018, 1:18 pm
Imran Khan set for victory as Pakistan MPs vote on new PM
Former cricketer and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party vowed to end widespread graft and create ‘Islamic welfare state’
By AFP
Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Islamabad during the general election on July 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi)
August 1, 2018, 11:43 pm
Will Pakistan’s charismatic new premier change the relationship with Israel?
Ex-cricketer Imran Khan, 65, whose first wife had Jewish roots and who has faced anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, wants reform, but how far will he go in ties with Jewish state?
By Charles Dunst
Activists from the Jamiat Ulema-e Islam party protest against alleged election rigging in Peshawar, Pakistan, on July 27, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abdul Majeed)
July 28, 2018, 9:29 am
Calls for fresh elections in Pakistan amid rigging claims; US criticizes ‘flaws’
Still, State Department says it is willing to work with new government expected to be led by ex-cricket star Imran Khan, the declared victor
By Masroor GILANI
A man walks past a poster of Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, and head of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, at a market in Islamabad on July 27, 2018. (AFP/Aamir Qureshi)
July 27, 2018, 4:43 pm
Imran Khan wins Pakistan vote but no majority, official figures show
Rival party vows to contest results in court, claiming military manipulated the campaign in former cricket star’s favor
By Sajjad TARAKZAI
Pakistan's cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party speaks to the media after casting his vote at a polling station in Islamabad during the general election on July 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Aamir Qureshi)
July 26, 2018, 4:56 pm
Former cricket star claims election victory in Pakistan amid fraud allegations
Official count expected later Thursday, but initial projections give lead to Imran Khan in vote tainted by concerns of military interference
By KATHY GANNON and Zarar Khan
Pakistani election officials count ballots after polls closed at a polling station in Rawalpindi on July 25, 2018. (AFP Photo/Farooq Naeem)
July 25, 2018, 11:33 pm
Ballot-counting underway in Pakistan after vote marred by suicide bombing
Opposition parties allege irregularities following closure of polls in election decried for alleged interference of military
By Sarah TITTERTON
Pakistani election workers collect ballot boxes and polling material from a distribution center in Quetta, Pakistan, July 24, 2018 (AP Photo/Arshad Butt)
July 25, 2018, 11:22 am
30 killed in suicide bombing at Pakistan polling station
Elections could propel former World Cup cricketer Imran Khan to power after a campaign marred by violence and claims of military interference
By Agencies
Pakistani election officials wait outside a distribution center to collect ballot boxes and voting materials in Karachi on July 24, 2018. Pakistan will hold its general election on July 25 (AFP PHOTO / RIZWAN TABASSUM)
July 25, 2018, 2:35 am
Pakistan votes after controversial, bitter campaign
Process has been marred by claims of military interference and several deadly attacks
By AFP
Pakistani soldiers patrol outside a voting material distribution center in Lahore on July 24, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / WAKIL KOHSAR)
July 24, 2018, 4:20 pm
Military fans out across Pakistan ahead of election
370,000 soldiers stationed across the country as incumbent Nawaz Sharif’s party faces Imran Kahn in Wednesday poll that is too close to call
By AFP
Supporters of Pakistani politician Imran Khan attend his election rally in Karachi, Pakistan, July 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Shakil Adil, File)
July 24, 2018, 3:12 pm
Charges of rigging, intimidation mar Pakistan election
Independent watchdog says campaign for Wednesday’s vote has included ‘blatant, aggressive and unabashed attempts to manipulate’ the outcome
By KATHY GANNON
A victim of a bomb blast is brought to a hospital in Quetta on July 13, 2018 following an attack at an election rally. (AFP/Banaras Khan)
July 13, 2018, 8:27 pm
128 people killed in Pakistan election rally bombing
Candidate Siraj Raisani among the dead in Baluchistan province attack; violence takes place as former PM Nawaz Sharif returns to face prison time
By Zaheer Babar and Abdul Sattar
In this Sunday, July 8, 2018 photo, Hafiz Saeed, center, head of the Pakistani religious group Jamaat-ud-Dawa inaugurates an election office of the newly formed political party Allah-o-Akbar Tehreek, in Lahore, Pakistan (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
July 13, 2018, 7:33 pm
Terrorist who declared ‘war on Crusaders, Jews’ campaigning in Pakistan election
The nation is seeing an unprecedented number of radical and militant groups vying for seats in this month’s polling
By KATHY GANNON
Krishna Kumari, from the Pakistani Hindu minority, works in her office in Hyderabad, Pakistan, February 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Pervez Masih)
March 5, 2018, 4:45 pm
Hindu woman elected to Pakistan’s senate in historic first
Krishna Kumari, from the lowest rung of the caste system, enters parliament as Taliban-linked cleric defeated
By Zarar Khan
Former prime minister and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-N party Nawaz Sharif, center, addresses his supporters as his brother Shahbaz Sharif, right, and daughter Maryam Nawaz, second from left, listen at a party office in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, May 11, 2013 (photo credit: AP/K.M. Chaudary)
May 12, 2013, 3:00 am
Pakistan’s Sharif declares election victory
Winner calls on other parties to enter coalition talks, work together to rid nation of ‘power cuts, inflation and unemployment’
By Rebecca Santana and SEBASTIAN ABBOT
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