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Bhutto, who is descended from former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has agreed that her Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will be the junior coalition partner with several smaller parties. In return they have secured the largely ceremonial role of president for Asif Ali Zardari, Benazir’s widow and former president nicknamed “Mr 10 percent” – given the […]
Independent candidates loyal to Khan still secured about 90 of the 266 elected seats in Pakistan’s Parliament, but the PTI says its returns would have been much higher without the rigging. PTI’s focus is mainly on challenging the validity of the vote rather than talking to other parties. Meanwhile, PML-N and PPP are locked in […]
Pakistan will face weeks of political uncertainty after an inconclusive election, with results from dozens of constituencies facing court challenges and rival parties negotiating possible alliances, analysts said on Monday. Independent candidates loyal to jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan won a majority of seats in Thursday’s elections, reducing the chances of the military-backed Pakistan […]
Pakistan police warned on Sunday that they would crack down heavily on illegal gatherings after jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s party urged supporters to protest alleged rigging in last week’s election. Independent candidates – most of whom are associated with Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party – secured the most seats in the election, increasing […]
Despite Khan’s ban and conviction on charges ranging from leaking state secrets to corruption to illegal marriage, lakhs of the former cricketer’s supporters came out to vote for him, regardless of whether he served any time during his stay in jail. Cannot become part of the government. However, under Pakistan’s electoral laws, independent candidates are […]
Imran and Qureshi were convicted on charges on 6 February. According to The Express Tribune, both were brought to the court and the former prime minister informed the judge that he was unjustly arrested from the grounds of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 9. Imran was booked in several cases related to the […]
Britain said it noted “serious concerns” over the voting process, while the United States said “claims of interference or fraud should be fully investigated”. Acting Interior Minister Gohar Ijaz defended the “difficult decision” to suspend mobile phone services on security grounds. “We were fully aware that the suspension of mobile services would impact the transmission […]
On election day itself, there were allegations of voting rigging, with authorities shutting down Pakistan’s mobile phone network for hours. “There has been a concerted effort to hijack the election,” PTI information secretary Rauf Hasan told AFP late on Friday. “They did not succeed because people have a deep commitment to Khan.” Acting Interior Minister […]
Halima Shafiq, a 22-year-old psychology student who became a first-time voter, said she believes in the importance of voting. “I believe in democracy. I want a government that can make Pakistan safe for girls,” she told AFP in Islamabad. Syed Tassawar, a 39-year-old construction worker, said: “My only fear is whether my vote will be […]
He said more bluntly on X, “Fears of vote tampering and rigging are rife, and with good reason.” Earlier, millions of Pakistanis braved the harsh winter and the threat of terrorist attacks to vote. “My only fear is whether my vote will be counted for the same party for which I cast it,” said Syed […]
A spokesman for Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party told the media, “Another sad day in the history of our judicial system, which is being dismantled.” It was not immediately clear whether Khan’s sentences would run consecutively or concurrently following the hearing held inside the prison where he has been detained for much of his life […]
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday in a controversial case related to leaked documents, state media and a spokesman for his party said. “Former Prime Minister Imran Khan and PTI (Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf) vice-chairman Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years in prison each in the Sifar […]
Khan pursued his political career from Mianwali, a largely rural district in the central province of Punjab, and was elected MP three times. PTI’s national victory in 2018, driven by a promise to end corruption and the family dynasties that have ruled the country for generations, propelled him to become prime minister. In Mianwali, where […]
