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- Pakistan faces a period of deal-making after election results showed no clear majority.
- As final results still trickle in, independent candidates loyal to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan defied expectations to take the lead.
- Both Khan and his main rival, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif declare victory in the election.
- The election was marred by violence by armed groups and a widely criticised suspension of mobile phone services that prompted accusations of “political engineering”.