Pakistan Election Results 2024: Imran Khan-backed independent candidates gain ground

Jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates seemed to be gaining ground as the results Pakistan elections 2024 start trickling in following unusual delays that led to allegations of rigging. Votes are still being counted in Pakistan after general election on 8 February which was marred by allegations of rigging, sporadic violence and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown. There were dozens of parties in the fray but the main contest was among Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), whose candidates are running as independents, former three-time premier Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Bilawal Zardari Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). A party must win 133 seats out of 265 in the National Assembly being contested to form the next government. While around 11:30 am, Imran Khan-backed candidates were trailing with seven wins compared to PML-N’s 11, the tally was equal at 13 seats each by 2 pm. With inputs from PTI