[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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Imran nominates Amir Dogar for National Assembly speaker​

Junaid Khan picked for NA deputy speaker, says Omer Ayub Khan after meeting with PTI founder at Adiala Jail.

 

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Fazlur Rehman claims establishment responsible for ‘rigging’​

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has pinned the responsibility for the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections on the establishment.

Speaking to the media in Peshawar, he said: “If they think they haven’t rigged the polls, then their May 9 narrative has been buried and the people voted for traitors.”

When asked if he foresaw another general election this year, the Maulana said there was no point in holding polls if the establishment remained involved in the process.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaks to the media in Peshawar on Feb 27, 2024. — DawnNewsTv

 

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PML-N, PPP to extend alliance for govt formation in Balochistan: Dar​

Former finance minister Ishaq Dar has said the PML-N and PPP will extend their alliance for the election of the chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker in Balochistan.

“All our allies, who are supporting us will also be included in the alliance […] our effort will be to take everyone together,” he said in a media talk in Islamabad.

Dar reiterated that the PPP and PML-N has decided to come together for the Balochistan Assembly, which is scheduled for tomorrow.

 

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SIC did not even try to convince me to not vote for Shehbaz, says Bilawal​

Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the party had decided to vote for “those who had come to ask” for the prime minister’s election.

He said that the Sunni Ittehad Council, which is now home to PTI-backed independents, did not ask for his vote. “Now how are they objecting that someone is forming the government? […] they were not in any position to form a government in any situation,” he said.

“They decided themselves that they will not ask. So the only option we have is to give a chance to those asking […] PPP will give its input using the parliamentary system,” he said.

“We are thankful to the SIC, they had Maryam Nawaz elected chief minister unopposed. They also did not oppose election of Murad Ali Shah. They did not ask for my vote or convince me not to vote for Shehbaz Sharif, so I think we should thank the PTI and SIC that Shehbaz will also be elected unopposed.”

 

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SIC entitled to reserved women and minority seats, says PTI’s Barrister Gohar​

PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan has said the allocation of reserved women and minority seats is a right of the Sunni Ittehad Council.

In a post on X, he said 86 PTI-backed MNAs had joined the SIC while 107 Punjab MPAs and 90 KP MPAs were officially members of the SIC.

“Getting reserved seats is the SIC’s right which cannot be given to any other political party,” Gohar said.

 

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Speaker does not have power to summon NA session: PTI’s Babar Awan​

PTI leader Babar Awan has said that the power to summon a session of the National Assembly only lies with President Arif Alvi and not with speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

During an informal conversation with reporters in Islamabad, Awan said, “According to the Constitution, the president can summon the National Assembly’s session. The speaker has no authority to summon the session.”

He further asserted that summoning the session would be equivalent to going against the Constitution.

“If any government will be formed [in this manner], it would be against the Constitution. The verdict of the case about Qasim Suri’s ruling is present; a speaker can only adjourn a session,” Awan added.

 

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Hearing on allocation of reserved seats adjourned till tomorrow​

The Election Commission of Pakistan has adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on the Sunni Ittehad Council’s plea seeking allocation of reserved seats as well as the six petitions against this.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja headed a five-member bench which heard petitions by PML-N’s Azam Nazeer Tarar, PPP’s Farooq Naik and SIC’s counsel Gohar Khan and Ali Zafar.

Zafar stated that he had sought the allocation of reserved seats for the SIC, wondering why the other parties had decided to show up.

PML-N’s Tarar argued that the SIC had not won a single seat in the National Assembly, therefore, the independents that had joined the party could not be given reserved seats.

 

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PML-N parliamentary meeting tomorrow to endorse Shehbaz as PM nominee​

Feb 27,
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has called a meeting for its parliamentary party in the National Assembly on February 28 at the Parliament House.

Party’s supremo Nawaz Sharif will head the meeting scheduled for 3pm. Newly-elected members of the National Assembly have been directed to actively participate in the huddle. The gathering is expected to officially endorse the decision to nominate Shehbaz Sharif as the prime minister. Additionally, approval for appointments to various constitutional positions will be sought during the meeting.

Simultaneously, on February 28, there is a planned meeting involving PML-N and other allied parties. Prime Minister-designate Shehbaz Sharif will host a dinner at Punjab House in honour of the newly elected members. It's worth noting that Nawaz Sharif will not be in attendance at the dinner due to prior personal commitments.

 

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Same use of National assets, he is not holding any official post....

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these people are so incredibly dumb. they can't even be bothered to understand how air transportation for heads of state and government works. Immi was right. Na paray likhe hain na parne ki koshish krte hain.

 

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Murad Ali Shah takes oath as chief minister of Sindh​

Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh on Tuesday evening,..

Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh on Tuesday evening, Aaj Newes reported.

He was administered oath by Governor Kamran Tessori in a ceremony held at the Governor House.

Syed Murad Ali Shah would begin his third term as the chief minister of the province. He has previously served twice as Sindh’s chief minister from 2016 to 2018 and then from 2018 to 2023.

On Monday, Murad Ali Shah was elected as the chief minister of Sindh. He secured 112 votes out of 148 total cast during voting for the coveted position, while Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan’s (MQM-P) Ali Khurshidi got 36 votes.

The MPAs of Jamaat-e-Islami and the PTI did not cast votes. PTI-backed independent candidates also chanted slogans against the election.

The PPP emerged as the largest political party in Sindh after the hotly fought February 8 elections with 88 seats, followed by the MQM (28) and PTI’s independent candidates (14). GDA and JI got two each, according to the ECP poll results.

 

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JUI-F to sit on opposition benches, announces Fazl​

Updated Feb 29,
JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced on Thursday that his party will sit on opposition benches and not be party of the new incoming coalition government.

The JUI chief further said that he would not participate in the voting for the premier, president, speaker and deputy speaker.

Speaking to the media in Parliament House, Fazl maintained that he does not foresee the incoming government completing its five-year tenure.

When asked about his party's intention to join the PTI protest or launch his protest movement, he said: “Wait and watch, will protest together with you.”

 

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NA to elect speaker, deputy speaker on Mar 1​

Updated Feb 29, 14:53
Elections for Speaker and Deputy Speaker of NA will be held on March 1, incumbent NA Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf announced. The elections will be held through secret ballot.

PTI’s candidate for premiership, Omar Ayub, has said that the house is incomplete, adding that even people nominated on reserve seats couldn’t come to take oath during the inaugural session today.

 

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K-P elects speaker, deputy speaker​

Updated Feb 29,
The nominee of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Babar Salim Swati, was elected speaker of K-P Assembly after securing 89 votes while the PPP nominated Ehsanullah Miankhel bagged only 17 votes.

Outgoing Speaker Mushtaq Ghani administered the oath to Swati.

Suraiya Bibi, also nominated by SIC, clinched the deputy speaker slot. She is an MPA from Chitral and backed by PTI.

 

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'PM election on March 3'​

Updated Feb 29,
The election for the slot of prime minister will take place on March 3, Sunday, key officials of the National Assembly shared. A formal announcement in this regard is expected to be made by today evening, to put an end to the confusion about the election date, lawmakers stated.

 

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NA Secretariat accepts nomination papers for posts of speaker, deputy​

Feb 29,
The National Assembly secretariat has accepted the nomination papers of the candidates vying for the posts of speaker and deputy speaker. The elections are scheduled to be held on March 1 (tomorrow).

PML-N’s Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and PTI-backed Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar submitted their nomination papers for the post of NA Speaker. Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah and Junaid Akbar’s names have been proposed by the treasury and opposition benches respectively for the post of NA deputy speaker.

Among those who proposed Sadiq’s name for NA speaker were PML-Q’s Chaudhry Salik Hussain, IPP’s Abdul Aleem Khan, PPP’s Syed Naveed Qamar, and PML-N’s Owais Ahmed Laghari.

Among those who seconded Dogar’s name for the position were PTI’s Sahibzada Sibghatullah, Ali Muhammad Khan and Dr Amjad Ali Khan.