Nawaz Sharif claims victory in Pakistan elections 

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has claimed victory in national elections in the middle of result announcement. 

Sharif did not disclose how many seats his party had won and counting was still underway in the last few of the 265 seats that went to the polls.

His political party has emerged as the largest in the vote and will discuss forming a coalition government, he said.

The latest count published by the election panel showed his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) winning 42 seats, much below the 133 mark needed to stake claim to form a government.