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ISLAMABAD: With just one National Assembly and five Provincial Assembly seats, Awami National Party (ANP) leader Asfandyar Wali announced at a press conference that his party would sit in the opposition in the National and K-P Provincial Assembly.

Commenting on the shocking election results, Wali accept the ANP’s loss saying, “Our mandate was hijacked by terrorist forces who were attacking our rallies during the election campaign”.

He saluted his workers for “participating in the elections despite terrorist attacks.”

Earlier a paper bearing an agreement barring women from voting in Dir surfaced, containing signatures of members of various political forces, including ANP’s Abdul Wahid.

“I don’t know any Abdul Wahid,” claimed Wali.

“If Abdul Wahid does exist and this is true then I order my party workers to cancel his party membership immediately,” said Wali.

He also advised the political parties to accept each other’s mandate.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. military says two American service members are among the 15 dead in a car bomb attack in Kabul.

KUNMING, China (AP) — More than 2,000 people in southern China unfurled banners and shouted "Protest! Protest!" on Thursday to oppose plans for a petroleum refinery, in a large environmental rally that local authorities allowed to go forward in order to let the public vent frustration.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan says it will conduct a recount or re-do the vote for eight national assembly seats following allegations of vote rigging in the recent election.

COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AP) — Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm, causing far less damage than had been feared as it passed over Bangladesh and sparing Myanmar almost entirely.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — NATO says two of its service members and four civilian contractors were killed when a suicide car bomber struck a convoy belonging to the military alliance in the Afghan capital.

LONDON (AP) — Financial markets were subdued Thursday despite encouraging growth figures out of Japan, as investors paused for breath a day after the main U.S. stock indexes struck record highs.

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif met Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday in regards to forming a new government.

Speaking to the media in Islamabad on Thursday, Shahbaz said that countries are not merely run by parties who win the elections, but are run by proper plans of action.

On forming a government in Balochistan, Fazl said that no decision has been reached in this regard between the parties.

“We have called for a party meeting and will take the matter forward after taking everyone’s opinion. We will continue with our mutual cooperation,” Fazl said.

Shahbaz said that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) won the mandate in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and should be given the right to form a government.

He also said that Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain should have refrained from making statements against the country, but “he [Altaf] retracted his statement which should be accepted”.

BANGKOK (AP) — World stock markets were muted Thursday following dour European economic data that dampened hopes of a recovery there anytime soon. Losses were limited by another record session on Wall Street.

KATMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A plane crashed while trying to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal early Thursday, and all 21 people on board, including eight Japanese tourists, survived with injuries, police said.

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A suicide car bomber attacked a NATO convoy in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least six people in the explosion and wounding more than 30, police and hospital officials said.