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Pakistan: Imran Khan's party PTI alleges poll rigging, demands judicial probe

Barrister Gohar Ali Khan, a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, stated on Sunday that the party was calling for the creation of a judicial committee to look into the allegations of "rigged election results" and to make the findings public

Pakistan’s destiny: Democracy, autocracy and military interventionism

It is unsurprising that the invincible position of the military has often created an 'almost dangerous' competition among Pakistan’s politicians, ready to play music that is dear to the military just to stay in power

Election results further divide Pakistan, expose deep rot and fissures

With this election the disarray in Pakistan is likely to become worse. The coalition government will lack legitimacy

Why Shehbaz Sharif and not Nawaz Sharif is likely to be the next Pakistan PM

In a surprising move, the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) [PML-N] has nominated Shehbaz Sharif as its official candidate for the prime minister’s post. This comes after speculation was rife that Nawaz Sharif would return as Pakistan’s PM for the record fourth time. So what changed?

Vantage | What Pakistan's bits-and-pieces govt will mean for its army and people

The Generals are not going anywhere; their grip on the country may have slipped a bit, but they have reminded the world of Pakistan's eternal truth: Never bet against the army

How election results in Pakistan’s Punjab serve impending threat to Sharif family

This election result, when the army was entirely behind the Sharifs in Punjab and yet Imran Khan’s independents could secure 115 seats, is a wake-up call for the Sharif family

Imran Khan-backed independents come first in Pakistan. What happens next?

The results in Pakistan’s disputed elections show that no political party has won a majority. Imran Khan-backed independents came first, but it is unlikely that they will form a government. What happens next? Will Nawaz Sharif return as prime minister?

Pakistan polls: How another weak coalition in Islamabad will open a floodgate of issues for India

China is already well entrenched across the country. Others, like the US, will use a weak government for its own (diverse) interests. Writing off Pakistan as a nuisance to be simply set aside is the laziest of analyses

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.