Category: Election 2024
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PTI denies news of alliance with PPP, Khattak’s party, announces nationwide protest on Saturday
Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Barrister Gohar Khan, has announced plans for a peaceful protest nationwide on Saturday (Feb 17) to highlight what he perceives as the “marginalization” of the PTI. “We are extending invitations to all political parties, including the GDA, JI, JUI-F, TLP, ANP, or any other party that shares our concerns regarding…
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Firdous Ashiq Awan apologises for slapping a police officer
Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) leader Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan has formally apologised for slapping a police officer during the general elections. In a hearing held at the Election Commission, chaired by Nisar Durrani, Awan expressed regret for the incident and sought forgiveness in a written statement submitted to the commission. The affected police officer also submitted…
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Imran Khan wants to talk with PPP, Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is ready to engage in discussions with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) regarding the formation of government at the center, Geo News has reported on Thursday. PPP leader Kasim Gillani wrote in a post on his X (previously Twitter) that “Imran Khan’s call for talks with PPP, Pakistan’s sole political party with…
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PTI-backed candidate claims ‘being forced to join PPP or MQM-P’.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Shanawaz Jadoon has claimed that he was declared the loser in Karachi’s PS-115 (Keamari) constituency when he refused to join the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) or the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). The politician said in a video statement that he was threatened by unknown persons that he would lose his provincial…
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More voters, less turnout: FAFEN on Feb 8 polls
The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has reported that around 60.6 million Pakistanis voted in the country’s 12th general elections, held on February 8. This number was higher than 2018 elections, in which least 54.8 million citizens participated. The number this increased by 5.8 million voters, according to FAFEN post-election analysis report. The election…
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Will PTI secure reserved seats in National Assembly?
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has confirmed that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will not get reserve seats despite an alliance with other political parties, including Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), ARY News reported on Wednesday. ECP sources revealed that the MWM did not submit a list of reserved seats for women as required by Section 104 of…
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‘Nawaz will oversee PML-N-led governments’: Maryam Nawaz
Maryam Nawaz, the Senior Vice President of Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), has dismissed speculations suggesting that party head Nawaz Sharif has withdrawn from active politics following his nomination of younger brother Shehbaz Sharif for the prime ministerial post. Maryam Nawaz has been nominated as the party’s candidate for Chief Minister of Punjab. In a statement…
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Jamat-e-Islami will not join hands with PTI to form government in centre
Jamat-e-Islami (JI) confirmed on Wednesday that they will not form a government with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), despite PTI-backed independent candidates leading with higher number of seats in the February 8 general elections. JI leader Amir Liaqat Baloch said while talking to Geo News that his party is not going to join hands with the PTI…
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Zardari might be our next president; Bilawal wants Murad as CM Sindh
In a recent development reported by Geo News, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chief of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), has expressed his preference for Murad Ali Shah to serve as the Chief Minister of Sindh for the third consecutive term. Sources revealed that alongside Shah, other names under consideration for the Sindh CM post include…
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‘PTI can talk to all parties to solve country’s problems’; Ali Muhammad Khan offers olive branch
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-supported independent candidates are currently leading in numbers after the recent general elections. However, the party’s leadership seems unsure about their stance on discussions with other political parties in the context of forming a government in Islamabad. A day earlier, former Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his party will not talk to…