Anti-American parties gain in Pakistan elections
The pro-Taliban coalition also appeared set to form a coalition government in south-western Baluchistan province a border region where al-Qaida and Taliban fugitives are suspected to be hiding.
After three years of military rule, initial results showed that with more than two-thirds of the seats decided in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, the pro-military government party held a provisional lead, but would need to cobble together a coalition with other parties to form a government.
