Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE Updates: Voting in Pakistan concluded on Thursday at 5 pm amidst escalating militant attacks and allegations of electoral misconduct, raising concerns about the integrity of the vote and the likelihood of a coalition government formation due to deep political divisions. Pakistan also suspended mobile phone services across the nation on Thursday citing the need to preserve order amidst anticipated unrest surrounding the contentious polls.
Following this, the Election Commission of Pakistan reported that PML-N President and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has won National and Provincial Assembly seats in Lahore. The main battle was between former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s party and candidates backed by ex-prime minister Imran Khan. However, both declared victory separately.
After the parliamentary polls, the newly elected parliament will select a prime minister. If no single party secures a majority, the party with the largest portion of assembly seats can form a coalition government.
Elections were held for 265 seats in the national assembly and a political party needs 133 seats for a simple majority.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: A look at challenges awaiting new govt amid poll result uncertainty
Will Pakistan manage to get a new prime minister this time? Speculations loom large as the country’s key political parties remain in a tight race in general election results. The results of the Pakistan elections 2024 are expected to be released by Friday night. The polling was held on February 8.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: PPP chief Bilawal, former President Zardari in Lahore for ‘crucial post-poll meeting’
As the much-anticipated general elections threw up a fractured mandate, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and former President Asif Ali Zardari reached Lahore for a ‘crucial post-election meeting,’ ARY News reported on Friday.
According to the report, the PPP leaders are expected to hold a meeting with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif during their visit to Lahore to explore the possibility of a post-election tie-up or allaince.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Imran Khan’s candidates defy odds to thrive in parliamentary polls
Imran Khan was jailed and silenced. His colleagues were barred from contesting Pakistan’s election under their party’s name. They weren’t even allowed to use its famous cricket bat symbol.
Yet the candidates who are part of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party — running as independents — put forth a strong showing in the contentious poll. Independents, mostly backed by the former premier, won 99 of 265 contested lower-house seats, with results for 15 yet to be released. Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz took 71 seats, while Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan Peoples Party had 53.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Anti-terror court approves bail for PTI founder Imran Khan
An anti-terrorism court has approved bail for Imran Khan and Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the May 9 incident, according to media reports.
Pakistan Election Result 2024 LIVE: Here’s how netizens reacted to parliamentary polls with memes and jokes
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif won National and Provincial Assembly seats in Lahore, the Election Commission of Pakistan reported.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan foreign office says the nation’s successful elections are ‘undeniable fact’
Pakistan’s foreign office, in a statement on Saturday, said that international comments on the nation’s elections ignore the “undeniable fact” of Pakistan conducting elections successfully.
The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday expressed concerns about Pakistan’s election after Thursday’s vote, urging a probe of reported irregularities.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Military ‘rigging’ polls to ‘prop up’ its candidate, says US Congressman
Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna has led US lawmakers in alleging that the Pakistani military has been “rigging” the just-held general elections to “prop up” its candidate and deny the victory secured by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Nation’s successful elections are ‘undeniable fact’, says Pakistan’s foreign office
Pakistan’s foreign office, in a statement on Saturday, said that international comments on the nation’s elections ignore the “undeniable fact” of Pakistan conducting elections successfully.
The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday expressed concerns about Pakistan’s election after Thursday’s vote, urging a probe of reported irregularities.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Army chief congratulates Pakistan on ‘successful conduct’ of elections
Pakistan’s army chief congratulated the country on Saturday for the “successful conduct” of its national elections, saying the nation needed “stable hands” to move on from the politics of “anarchy and polarisation”.
The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday each expressed concerns about Pakistan’s electoral process in the wake of Thursday’s vote, urging a probe into reported irregularities.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan Army Chief calls for “stable hands, healing touch” as polls throw up no clear winner
In a clear message as to who holds the cards in the country, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff, General Asim Munir, has said that the country needs stable hands and added that a unified government of all democratic forces will adequately represent Pakistan’s diverse political and pluralistic landscape, Dawn reported.
He said, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), that elections and democracy are means to serve the people of Pakistan and not ends in themselves.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: PTI will hold meeting to discuss potential alliances, says report
Following multiple wins by independent candidates connected to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the general elections of 2024, the party that was once in power has called a meeting to discuss possible coalitions with other political organizations.
Asad Qaiser, Ali Muhammad Khan, PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan, and other prominent figures have been invited to the meeting, which the PTI announced will focus on the formation of new central and provincial governments.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: All eyes on Imran Khan as Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto agree to form govt, says report
After meeting with Bilawal Bhutto and Asif Ali Zardari, Shehbaz Sharif extended an invitation to collaborate for the betterment of Pakistan, and the two parties decided to form a coalition government for the Central and Punjab provinces, according to Geo News report.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: UK Foreign Secy urges Pakistan to uphold fundamental human rights amid poll violence
The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, urged Pakistan authorities on Friday to uphold fundamental human rights, including a free and fair trial through the independent judicial system and also expressed concern over restrictions imposed on internet access on polling day and significant delays in election results.
“The UK urges authorities in Pakistan to uphold fundamental human rights, including free access to information, and the rule of law. This includes the right to a fair trial through adherence to due process and an independent and transparent judicial system, free from interference,” the British Foreign Minister said in an official statement.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan must move from ‘anarchy and polarisation’ after election, says army chief
Pakistan needs to move on from the politics of “anarchy and polarisation”, the country’s army chief said Saturday, as final results from a general election trickled in.
“The nation needs stable hands and a healing touch to move on from the politics of anarchy and polarisation which does not suit a progressive country of 250 million people,” said General Syed Asim Munir, according to a statement from the military.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan coalition talks loom after strong vote showing for jailed Khan
Pakistan faces days of political horse-trading after the final few election results released Saturday showed no clear majority, but a strong performance by independent candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defied a months-long crackdown that crippled campaigning and forced their candidates to run as independents with a combined showing in Thursday’s election that still challenged their chief rivals.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: AI-generated party video has Khan claiming victory in Pakistan election
An AI-generated video released Saturday by the party of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has him claiming victory in the country’s election.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defied a months-long crackdown that crippled campaigning and forced candidates to run as independents in Thursday’s vote, but their showing stunned observers.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Back Back US says Pakistan election may be rigged, calls for probe against Pak Army: Who said what
Us representatives have called for an investigation against the Pakistan Army over alleged election fraud. All of them have shared concerns about how elections were conducts in Pakistan on February 8. They have called for a probe against the Pakistan Army for its alleged involvement in the “rigged” election. Check which US lawmaker said what.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: No clear victor in sight as results draw closer to finish line
Although two main political leaders from two different parties claimed victory in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has not yet announced the final poll results.
Meanwhile, according to the unofficial provisional results reported by Geo News for 241 out of 266 seats, the independent candidates, mostly backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) are leading with 97 seats.
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), which has emerged as the single largest party, is trailing with 72 seats, followed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) at 52 seats.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: PTI-backed independents in lead as delay in poll results spark heavy speculations on next Pak premier
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed candidates lead the game of politics as of now, speculations simmer countrywide on who will become the next Prime Minister of Pakistan.
This comes at a time when the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supremo, Naawaz Sharif, has already claimed victory in the February 8 general elections.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: ‘London Plan failed’, Imran Khan claims victory
Amid the Election Commission of Pakistan drawing flak over the delay in declaration of the results of the general elections, former PM and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Saturday released a ‘victory speech’ in his AI-enabled voice, saying that the ‘London Plan’ of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif failed with the massive turnout of voters on polling day.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan coalition talks ahead after strong vote showing for jailed Khan
Pakistan faces days of political horse-trading after the final few election results released Saturday showed no clear majority, but a strong performance by independent candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defied a months-long crackdown that crippled campaigning and forced their candidates to run as independents with a combined showing in Thursday’s election that still challenged their chief rivals.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: ‘We now look forward to timely, complete results reflecting will of Pakistani people’, says US
The spokesperson for the State Department, Mathew Miller on Friday said the US was looking for timely completion of the vote count and the declaration of the results of Pakistan’s general elections, adding that the polling on Thursday included “undue restrictions” on freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: As PTI-backed candidates lead in most seats, could Pak get its first Independent PM?
While the general elections in Pakistan threw up a fractured mandate, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Independents were shown to be in the lead, leaving many to wonder if the country, which has been battling myriad challenges in the recent past, primarily on the economic front, was poised to get its first-ever Independent PM, Dawn News reported.
Despite allegations of rigging and electoral malfeasance by the PTI, Independents backed by the party founded by former Prime Minister Imran Khan were leading the vote count in maximum seats.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: No clear victor in sight as results draw closer to finish line
Although two main political leaders from two different parties claimed victory in the general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has not yet announced the final poll results.
Meanwhile, according to the unofficial provisional results reported by Geo News for 241 out of 266 seats, the independent candidates, mostly backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) are leading with 97 seats.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan may face more economic misery if election result unclear
The possibility of a political stalemate in Pakistan leading to delays in both reforms and crucial foreign funding has sparked a selloff in its international bonds and fuelled analysts’ fears of further economic misery for the country.
Results coming in from Thursday’s election saw an unexpectedly strong showing for independents – mostly supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan – trailed by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People’s Party of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Top 20 updates on poll results
As the counting of votes continued in Pakistan on Saturday, former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Sharif says he will seek a coalition government after trailing jailed rival Khan
The former prime minister of Pakistan expected his party would claim an easy victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, sending him to the top job for a fourth time. Instead, Nawaz Sharif faces a difficult path to power.
Independent candidates backed by his imprisoned rival, Imran Khan, were leading in the vote count Friday, a surprisingly strong showing given assertions by Khan’s supporters and a national rights body that the balloting was manipulated to favor Sharif.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: US Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin urges probe into polls fraud claims
“I echo the State Dept’s call for a full investigation of any claims of election interference or fraud in Pakistan. The people of Pakistan deserve a free and fair opportunity to make their voices heard through the democratic process,” US Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin said on X (formerly Twitter).
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: US, UK, EU demand probe into irregularities, fraud as both Nawaz Sharif, Imran Khan claim victory
On February 9, the United States, the UK and the European Union (EU) all shared worries about how elections were done in Pakistan. They spoke up after a vote on February 8 and called for an investigation into problems that were reported.
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Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan coalition talks loom after strong vote showing for jailed Imran Khan
Pakistan faces days of political horse-trading after the final few election results released early Saturday showed no clear majority, but a strong performance by independent candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: ‘I am deeply troubled by reports of…’ says Rep Ilhan Omar
“I am deeply troubled by reports of interference in this week’s election in Pakistan. The legitimacy of any incoming government rests on fair elections, free of manipulation, intimidation, or fraud. The Pakistani people deserve nothing less than a transparent democratic process and true representative government.”
“I call on the State Department to refrain from recognizing the results until credible, independent investigations have been conducted into the numerous allegations of misconduct.”
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan’s jailed ex-PM Imran Khan claims election victory
Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday claimed victory in the country’s general election in an audio-visual message created using artificial intelligence and shared on his X social media account.
In the message, which is usually delivered by word through his lawyers, Khan rejected rival Nawaz Sharif’s earlier claim to victory. Khan called on his supporters to celebrate a win that was achieved despite what he calls a crackdown on his party.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: Pakistan ex-PMs and bitter rivals Sharif and Khan both claim poll win
Former Pakistani prime ministers and bitter rivals Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan on Friday both declared victory in elections marred by delayed results and militant attacks, throwing the country into further political turmoil.
Sharif’s party won the most seats by a single party in Thursday’s election, but supporters of imprisoned Khan, who ran as independents instead of as a single bloc after his party was barred from the polls, won the most seats overall.
Pakistan Election Results 2024 LIVE: US, UK and EU urge probe into Pakistan election, express concerns
The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday separately expressed concerns about Pakistan’s electoral process in the wake of a vote on Thursday and urged a probe into reported irregularities.
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