Pakistan: Independents appear to be ahead in parliamentary elections. Massive internet shutdowns have overshadowed the elections in Pakistan.
There is still no clear result - but there is a surprising trend. Around 130 million eligible voters were called on Thursday in the nuclear power to vote on the distribution of power in the National Assembly and the provincial parliaments. The PML-N of three-time Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who was recently considered the favorite, was in second place with a good 30 percent.