Pakistan Elections

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Former Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif re-elected 'unopposed' as PML-N president after six years

PML-N election commissioner Rana Sanaullah told the general council that only Nawaz was nominated for the slot of the party president.

Asif Ali Zardari elected as 14th President of Pakistan

Zardari defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai

Pakistan poll body rejects PTI-backed SIC plea seeking allocation of reserved seats

The ECP had reserved the verdict on the petitions filed by the SIC seeking the allocation of women and minority seats after PTI-backed winning candidates joined its ranks following the February 8 elections.

Shehbaz Sharif becomes Pakistan Prime Minister for second time. His rise to power in pics

Shehbaz Sharif was recently re-elected as the prime minister of Pakistan. The well-known politician and administrator came back for a second term after his brother Nawaz Sharif's abortive attempt to win a fourth term as the prime minister in the February 8 elections.

Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan's Prime Minister for a second time

Islamabad, Mar 4 Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took the oath as Prime Minister of Pakistan, taking over the country's reins for a second time since 2022, ami..

India has less to lose versus NATO nations if Trump comes to power: Dhruva Jaishankar of ORF

India does have a trade surplus with the US but its economy is not as dependent on that trade with the US, says the Executive Director of Observer Research Foundation America.

Imran Khan writes to IMF, urges it to audit Feb 8 polls before considering any bailout talks with Pak govt

The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party founder had announced last week that he would ask the global lender to avoid any assistance as the authorities rigged the electoral outcome to keep his party out of power.

Maryam Nawaz: Nawaz Sharif's political heir becomes Pakistan's first woman chief minister

Maryam’s appointment as the Chief Minister of Punjab province was reportedly part of a deal worked out with the blessings of the powerful Pakistan Army earlier this month when the three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) failed to muster enough seats to form a government on its own.

Pakistan court defers indictment of Imran, Bushra in graft case till Feb 27

The court on Friday deferred the indictment of Khan and Bushra in the Al-Qadir Trust case filed by the National Accounta­bility Bureau (NAB) as the Islamabad High Court (IHC) is set to take up appeals against their conviction in Toshakhana and the Cipher cases on February 26, the Dawn newspaper reported.

Ex-PM Imran Khan's party issues show-cause notice to senior leader for claiming that Gohar Khan 'removed' from chairman post

Gohar on Thursday announced that PTI’s next chairman nominee is Barrister Ali Zafar and that internal elections of the 71-year-old former-cricketer-turned-politician’s party are scheduled to take place on March 3.

Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's party to hold organisational elections in 15 days: Report

The 71-year-old former-cricketer-turned-politician’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party postponed the scheduled intra-party polls earlier this month, asserting that it could "divert" attention from the February 8 general elections.

China asks Pakistan's political parties to work together to form govt after split verdict in polls

The political instability in Pakistan remained a cause of concern for China, which is investing heavily in the strategic USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) overriding India’s objections as it is being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

Imran Khan's party says independent candidates, who won Feb 8 elections in Pakistan, will join Sunni Ittehad Council

Though independent candidates backed by the party won the maximum number of seats in Parliament, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) – have announced that they will form a coalition government after the February 8 elections resulted in a hung Parliament.

Supporters of Imran Khan's party clash with police over Pak election rigging allegations

The protesters chanted slogans, demanding the restoration of their “stolen mandate”. They called for rectified results based on the vote count as per Form 45, prepared at polling stations under the watch of political parties’ polling agents.

Prohibitory orders imposed in Islamabad as Imran Khan's party begins protests against polls rigging

The protests began with a march in Wana in South Waziristan of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

Pakistan Army gave two options to Sharif; either premiership or Punjab CM slot for daughter: Sources

The powerful Pakistan Army, which has ruled coup-prone Pakistan for more than half of its 75-plus years of existence, has wielded considerable power in matters of security and foreign policy.

Pak elections: Nawaz Sharif's PML-N slams Imran Khan's party for seeking US intervention

More than a week after voting took place for the general elections in Pakistan, there is still no clarity on which party would form the government at the Centre.

Pakistan's CEC, Chief Justice involved in poll-rigging, alleges senior bureaucrat as he resigns

Former Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chattha's remarks came amidst jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party began nationwide protests against alleged rigging and stealing of its mandate in the February 8 elections.

Imran Khan's party to sit in Opposition in Pakistan's Parliament

The decision was announced by Barrister Ali Saif of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , a day after the party had named Umar Ayub Khan as its candidate for the prime minister and Aslam Iqbal as chief minister for Punjab.

Fresh crackdown launched against Imran Khan's party leaders in Pakistan

Omar said that PTI-backed MNA (Member of the National Assembly) from Sialkot, Aslam Ghumman had been abducted by unknown people, referring towards intelligence agencies.

Shehbaz Sharif likely to return as Pakistan PM: 10 things to know about PML-N leader

In a surprise move, Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) nominated Shehbaz Sharif as the PM candidate instead of his older brother and party chief Nawaz Sharif, who is a three-time Prime Minister

Jailed ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's party to hold nationwide protests on Feb 17 against attempts to 'marginalise' it

PTI has learnt a lesson from its past mistake of resigning from Parliament and from Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial assemblies in 2022 which added to its hardships.

Pakistan Elections: PPP, PML-N gear up to govern together; check latest developments

A flurry of political activities have unfolded in Pakistan as PTI-backed independent candidates lead in the national assembly polls held last week. With no party gaining a majority, the most likely scenario is a coalition government

Imran Khan's PTI party to be invited by President Alvi to form govt claims Gohar Khan

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