[🇵🇰] Pakistan General Elections -- 2024

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Services of social media platform X disrupted in Pakistan for third day​

Nighat Dad says "blanket ban" of entire platform a clear violation of fundamental rights.

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ECP upholds NA-48 election result, dismisses appeals​

Feb 22, 23:41
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has dismissed appeals filed by PTI-backed independent candidate Ali Bukhari, independent candidate Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar and Chaudhry Azhar, challenging the result of Islamabad’s NA-48.

The ECP reinstated the victory notification of independent candidate Raja Khurram Nawaz, who later joined PML-N after the initial poll result.

IHC had ordered to keep the notification suspended until the decision of ECP.

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Bilawal threatens legal action against election rigging accusers​

Feb 22, 21:15
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has stated that he will pursue legal action against individuals who make baseless accusations of election rigging against him.

“A fraudster from my constituency has claimed that my Larkana victory is manipulated. Please find link attached with all form 45s from every polling station from my constituency. I do not take such allegations lightly,” he said in a post on X.

 

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PML-N, PPP to be manipulated by ‘hidden forces’ in coalition govt: Fazl​

Feb 22, 21:14
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, chief of the Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), issued a stark warning following the announcement of a coalition government between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), asserting that both parties would blackmail each other while being manipulated by "hidden forces" behind the scenes.

Speaking at a meeting regarding his party's protest against alleged rigging in the recent general elections, Fazl lamented the erosion of democratic principles.

"After the 2018 election, we hoped for fairness and transparency in 2024, but once again our aspirations and constitutional supremacy have been undermined,” he maintained.

 

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‘Too late’, Dar tells Haideri on govt formation in Balochistan​

The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) approached the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for potential collaboration in forming a government in Balochistan. However, the PML-N declined the late proposal, citing prior engagements.

According to Express News, a meeting took place between representatives of both parties to discuss the prospects of government formation in Balochistan. Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri represented JUI-F, and Ishaq Dar attended the meeting on behalf of PML-N.

Sources reveal that Haideri expressed the possibility of JUI-F and PML-N forming a government together in Balochistan. However, Ishaq Dar responded, stating that despite the interest in collaboration, the JUI-F's approach came too late.

"Maulana, you are too late. I was contacting you for four days but you could not be reached," Ishaq Dar reportedly informed Haideri during the meeting.

He said PML-N has already entered into a power-sharing agreement with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), further limiting its options for collaboration. Ishaq Dar acknowledged the historical association with JUI-F, stating, "We have been together through hot and cold weather," promising to inform the top leadership about JUI-F's offer.