[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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Bilawal says Zardari to be PPP’s candidate for president​

Calls on political parties to "think of the people" and put aside differences.

 

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Nationalists reject election results of Balochistan​

PkMAP, BNP-M, NP and HDP announce province-wide strike today to protest ‘vote rigging’.

 

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PTI, police face off in several cities amid protests against ‘rigging’​

Mansoor Malik
February 18, 2024

LADY police officers attempt to pull a woman out of her car during PTI’s protest against alleged election rigging outside its secretariat on Jail Road, on Saturday.—Murtaza Ali / White Star

LAHORE: PTI workers and police faced off in multiple cities on Saturday during protests against alleged rigging in the Feb 8 general elections.

In Lahore, PTI supporters had gathered outside the Lahore Press Club and the party’s Jail Road office to register their protest.

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.

 

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JI smells a rat in 2024 elections​

Feb 19, 01:03
Amid the uncertainty as to who will become the prime minister, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has said that the government should be given to the one who has been given the mandate by the people.

“In the world, first elections are held and then the government is formed, but Pakistan is the only country where the government is formed first and then the elections are held,” Siraj said while holding a news conference on Sunday.

“After the elections, there is a peaceful atmosphere, but this is the only country where there is an increase in chaos after the elections,” he said, adding that in 1971, the country broke up due to non-recognition of the mandate, in 1977 martial law was imposed.

Siraj said that the result of the elections led to increased polarisation as the people decided one thing but the results were different.

The JI chief claimed that a government imposed by force would not last, as the 2024 election was the most polluted and infamous one because the census itself was incorrect.

 

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MQM-P delegation set for crucial talks with PML-N​

Updated Feb 19, 00:47
A high-level delegation from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) is scheduled to meet with the top leadership of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in Islamabad on Monday (today), addressing a range of issues, with a particular focus on government formation.

The MQM delegation, comprising Senior Deputy Convener Syed Mustafa Kamal, Dr Farooq Sattar, and Governor Sindh Kamran Tessori, will engage with PML-N's negotiation committee.

Sources have revealed that discussions will revolve around crucial matters such as the formation of the government, the upcoming presidential election, the election of the speaker, and various other political concerns.

Although previous meetings between MQM and PML-N covered diverse topics, government formation was absent from the agenda. However, today’s meeting is expected to delve into this crucial aspect.

Notably, MQM and PML-N have already found common ground on several significant issues well before the elections.

Sources indicate that while MQM has initiated talks with PML-N in Islamabad, the door remains open for other political parties. As of now, there have been no discussions with any other party regarding government formation.

The negotiation teams from MQM and PML-N are anticipated to present their final opinions on key matters, including government formation. Subsequently, the top leadership of both parties will make decisions based on these recommendations.

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has notified the victors for 36 National Assembly (NA) seats in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), prompting the returned candidates to select a political party affiliation within the next three days.

Among the declared victors are Sibghatullah from NA-4 Upper Dir, Gohar Ali Khan from NA-10 Buner, and Umar Ayub from NA-18 Haripur.

The notification affirmed Asad Qaiser’s success in NA-19 Swabi and Shandana Gulzar’s victory in NA-30 Peshawar. Shehryar Afridi clinched victory in NA-35 Kohat, while Sher Afzal Marwat secured success in NA-41 Lakky Marwat.

Additionally, the notification underscored the victories of a member each from the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and MWM in K-P.