Independents advance in Pakistan's elections and Nawaz Sharif calls for a coalition government. Preliminary and unofficial results of the general elections in Pakistan showed that independent candidates won the largest number of parliamentary seats.

The Muslim League Party, led by former Prime Minister NawazSharif, came second, which called for the formation of a coalitiongovernment. On Thursday, Pakistan witnessed elections to select deputies from 5,121, among candidates. The election campaign included accusations of "fraud" before the elections with the exclusion of Imran Khan.