Pakistan election: Coalition talks confirmedafter surprise win for Imran Khan supporters BBC News

Pakistanis still do not know which party will form theirnext government or who their next prime ministerwill be four days after the hotly-contested general elections.

Despite former PM Imran Khan's detention and themany hurdles thrown at his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI), independent candidates backed by the partystunned observers by winning 93 National Assemblyseats, the most by any party.

However it is far short of the 169-seat simple majorityrequired to form a government.

The Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) ofanother former PM, Nawaz Sharif, came in second with 75 seats.

Sharif was seen to have the backing of the country'spowerful military and had been expected to coast tovictory, five years after he left Pakistan in disgrace.

The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), led by political blueblood Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, came in third with 54 seats.

The PML-N and PPP - the second and third largestblocs - have confirmed they are now in discussions asto whether to form a coalition government.

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