Repolling in over 50 booths on February 15. On February 8, the general elections 2024 took place in Pakistan, still the counting of votes is going on with the latest results showing that candidates backed by jailed ex-prime minister Imran Khan’s Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) have, till now, won 93 out of 266 National Assembly seats for which polling was conducted.
The election commission denied the PTI symbol of “bat” due to which it was forced to field its candidates as independents.
Three major parties were involved in the contest for Pakistan’s 2024 general election: Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of brothers and former PMs Nawaz and Shehbaz Sharif, meanwhile, has won 73 seats till now, while Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of late ex-premiers Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and his daughter, Benazir Bhutto, and headed by the latter’s son, Bilawal, has bagged 54 seats. Results for 256 seats have been announced till now.
With the delay in the declaration of the Pakistan General Assembly results, Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has given a call for a nationwide protest on Sunday to protect the sanctity of the vote as independent candidates are in the lead with 100 seats.
A peaceful protest will be held at Liberty Chowk in Lahore tomorrow at 2 pm. All Lahori prepares. Tomorrow at 2 pm, a peaceful protest will be held in the whole of South Punjab on the general robbery of public mandate and will reject this robbery,” a post on the party’s official X account said.
“A peaceful protest will be held at Liberty Chowk in Lahore tomorrow at 2 pm. All Lahori prepare. Tomorrow at 2 pm, a peaceful protest will be held in the whole of South Punjab on the general robbery of public mandate and will reject this robbery,” a post on the party’s official X account said.
Imran Khan’s PTI protests against ‘rigging’, Repolling in over 50 booths on February 15
The Election Commission of Pakistan has ordered re-polling in around 50 polling stations amid allegations of rigging, which will take place on February 15.
Pakistan Army Chief General Asim Munir has backed Nawaz Sharif’s plea to his rivals to help form a coalition government. Munir called upon the political parties to form a “unified government of all democratic forces”. According to Dawn, Sharif has reached out to Asif Ali Zardari — the leader of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s Pakistan People’s Party — to form an alliance. MQM-P has also reached Lahore to take part in the talks, as per the report.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Saturday asked the Pakistan election commission to announce the final results for the country’s general elections by midnight or face protests, news agency PTI reported.
However, hours after issuing the statement, PTI workers commenced loud protests outside RO offices in areas where results are awaited, with the party’s official X handle posting videos of the same.
Aleema Khan, the sister of Imran Khan, expressed her belief that her brother inspired a revolution in Pakistan from behind bars on February 8th. She said in the interview.She said that she firmly believes Pakistan has seen widespread voter fraud. According to Aleema Khan, Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan from exile, coupled with the presumption within the establishment that he could effortlessly reclaim power, constitutes an “insult to Pakistanis.”
Pakistan — The video displaying the military entering the RO office suggests their involvement in manipulating the general election results.#Election2024
pic.twitter.com/Np6neGstXq— InsidersHut (@insidershut) February 9, 2024
She said that she firmly believes Pakistan has seen widespread voter fraud. According to Aleema Khan, Nawaz Sharif’s return to Pakistan from exile, coupled with the presumption within the establishment that he could effortlessly reclaim power, constitutes an “insult to Pakistanis.”
In the interview, she also asserted that independents have a two-thirds majority and the right to govern.
Speaking on the issue of the cricket bat, the symbol of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party, which was banned shortly before the election, she said, “They took away the right of 15 million people to recognise the symbol. That bat was a symbol that 15 million people who are illiterate recognise their candidate with.
Consequently, now the Pakistan election commission has finally decided to reconsider the polling in more than 50 booths on February 15. Hopefully, the final result will be declared soon and the name of the new prime minister of Pakistan will be announced.