Pakistan's election winners ponder coalition
302434
The party of Pakistan's assassinated former prime minister Benazir Bhutto contemplated a coalition on Wednesday that could spell the end for President Pervez Musharraf after it won most seats in a general election.
599890
Pakistan's prime minister called for reconciliation between the country's main political parties as President Gen. Pervez Musharraf prepares to seek re-election. But he said the government had no plans to allow two banned opposition leaders to become premiers again.
422364
Pakistanis cast their votes in parliamentary elections on Monday amid fears of violence, accusations of vote-rigging and surveys indicating opposition parties could fare well.
753427
Pakistan's electoral officials will decide on Tuesday whether to go ahead with a January poll in a nation plunged into crisis by the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
361148
An opposition party challenged a rule change favoring the re-election of President Gen. Pervez Musharraf in court Wednesday, while a top foreign envoy arrived to quiz the military leader on Pakistan's turbulent politics.
298739
Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf was considering options on Saturday to shore up his position before trying to secure another term, as a deal with former prime minister Benazir Bhutto hung in the balance.
411532
A showdown is shaping up in Pakistan's turbulent northwest between secular-minded ethnic Pashtuns and those who support Taliban-style Islamists Â a conflict that is likely to sharpen regardless of which side wins Monday's elections.
314235
Pakistan's president mulls his options, but as his hold on power grows shaky, none of them look very good
646135
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's allies on Tuesday faced a crushing defeat in parliamentary elections that placed the key US ally's political survival in doubt, according to early unofficial results and analysts.
431343
Pakistanis fearful of militant attacks voted Monday for a new parliament in a key step toward democracy after eight years of military rule under President Pervez Musharraf, whose political survival hangs in the balance.
260916
Both president Musharraf and head of an opposition party Imran Khan had differing views of their home country ahead of February's elections
342918
Traditional military allies question Pakistan president's abilities on eve of election.
669915
With the country's electorate wanting President Musharraf out, opposition leaders don't expect him to play fair at the polls
481199
The violence that greeted Benazir Bhuttoâs return to Pakistan has raised questions about whether a tenuous power-sharing deal with President Pervez Musharraf can survive.
584585
Supporters hope for end to exile after officials hint at deal with Musharraf.
544585
Voting in Pakistan's parliamentary election went better than expected, but conditions during the campaign period favored the ruling party, European Union monitors said Wednesday.
617683
Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf rejected demands to quit Wednesday and called for a "harmonious coalition" as victorious opposition parties mulled a grouping that could force the key US ally from power.