Pakistan Election

Pakistan: Election Commission blames internet ban for delay

The caretaker government had suspended mobile services owing to the worsening security situation, despite several government agencies' assurances that internet services would be operational on election day. The attacks were terror-related and resulted in the deaths of at least thirty individuals

Pakistan: Petitions by losing candidates flood courts as Imran Khan’s supporters challenge poll results

Nine PTI-backed independents, including six former lawmakers, filed petitions challenging the results of the provisional elections in their respective constituencies. The Peshawar High Court will hear the cases, and Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Syed Arshad Ali will preside over the hearings

Pakistan Election: Will Imran Khan, Nawaz Sharif form unlikely alliance?

The announcement of victory by bitter rivals and former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan has increased unpredictability as the nation grapples with a number of pressing issues that require prompt attention, such as negotiating a new IMF program to support the country's faltering economy

Pakistan Election: Imran Khan-backed independents lead in final count

Since Khan's independents campaigned as individuals, they outperformed the party of another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, which garnered 75 seats and became the largest single party in parliament

Pakistan poll results: How the country elected a parliament of ‘Independents’ in 1985

Imran Khan’s PTI-backed Independent candidates have won the most seats in the Pakistan general elections. However, such a scenario is not new for the country. In 1985, the nation held non-party national polls in which every contender had fought in their individual capacity

Pakistan election results: Why young voters continue to support Imran Khan’s PTI

Independents backed by ex-PM Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf are leading the Pakistan election race. Analysts say the former cricket hero’s multiple sentences, the country’s soaring inflation and anger with the military’s influence in politics could have driven PTI's young voters to ballots

Pakistan Polls 2024: Two killed, 20 injured after violence erupted as rigging allegations mount

Hundreds of people hit the streets in some areas amidst allegations of vote rigging in the general elections held on Thursday. In a violent clashes with army and police, two people killed and 20 others injured in northwestern Pakistan.

Pakistan Polls 2024: US to work with new govt regardless of political party, says State Dept

The US condemns electoral violence, restrictions on the exercise of human rights and fundamental freedoms, including attacks on media workers, and restrictions on access to the Internet and telecommunication services, State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said

Nawaz Sharif says his govt would try to improve ties with neighbours

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), the results of 224 constituencies have been declared, showing that independents won 92 seats, PML-N 63, PPP 50, Muttahida Qaumi Movement 12 and other parties got 7 seats.

Pakistan Polls 2024: PML-N reaching out to PPP, MQM-P and JUI-F to form coalition govt, says Nawaz Sharif 

Sharif, the three-time former premier, said that there is a need for all the political parties to sit together and form a government to pull Pakistan out of its difficulties.