Pakistan: Difficult formation of a government after parliamentary elections. Independent candidates have 72 hours to join other parties or form their own factions.
Due to internet blackouts on election day and massive delays in counting votes, the PTI complained of manipulation. The next government faces major challenges of a new list of new names for the new government. The election commission's website was unavailable for several hours on Friday. The PML-N of three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who had recently returned from exile, was seen as the clear favorite.