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Pakistan polls 2024: Imran Khan’s party starts agitation protesting ‘rigged results’ on many seats

The latest tally, posted on the election commission's website, showed independent candidates had won 100 seats, with Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) taking 72 seats.

Pakistan Army chief backs three-time former PM Nawaz Sharif's call to form coalition govt

Votes are still being counted after the general election which was marred by allegations of rigging, sporadic violence and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown.

Caretaker PM Kakar says he anticipates coalition government in Pakistan

The caretaker prime minister, who assumed charge in August last year after the dissolution of the National Assembly, expressed his best wishes and prayed for the political and economic stability of the people of Pakistan.

Nawaz Sharif, daughter’s poll victory challenged in Lahore HC on technical grounds amid allegation of rigging 

Several PTI-backed candidates who lost in the elections filed a challenge, claiming that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) declared PML-N candidates as winners based on "bogus" results Form-47 instead of Form-45.

No official conversation with PML-N, PTI, others on coalition, says Bilawal Bhutto

Bilawal clarified that no independent candidate from the PTI bloc had contacted him or any PPP leader thus far.

Pakistan Polls 2024: NetBlocks confirms nationwide disruption to X, Imran Khan’s party terms it ‘absolutely shameful’

Many internet users have reported widespread outages of X across the country, with Netblocks also confirming the disruption to the micro-blogging website.

Pakistan Polls 2024: Imran Khan’s party threatens agitation if complete results not declared by midnight

In a surprising turn of events, independent candidates, supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, secured the majority of 101 seats in the National Assembly during Thursday's election.

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.