Hyderabad: The independents, including those affiliated to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, founded by Imran Khan are currently leading, but Pakistan looks set for a fractured mandate. However, in a change of stand, former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said he would be sending his younger brother former Premier Shehbaz Sharif to meet leaders of other parties to join the coalition.
Here what is transpired in the day:
10.17 PM
According to the latest figures available, Independents (including those affiliated with the PTI) won 92 seats. The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has secured victory on 64 seats, while Pakistan People's Party has won 50 seats and others have won 20 seats. So far, the results have been announced for 226 seats while results for one seat have been postponed. Results for 39 seats were remaining.
Out of the 336-strong National Assembly, 226 of them are filled by elected candidates while the remaining 70 seats are reserved. Among the reserved seats, 60 are designated for women and 10 for non-Muslims which are allocated based on each party's representation in the Assembly.
9.08 PM
Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif changed tack on Friday and said he would seek to form a coalition government after his party trailed independent candidates of his rival Imran Khan in preliminary results a day after the country’s parliamentary election. Sharif said he was sending his younger brother, former Premier Shehbaz Sharif, to meet the leaders of other parties to join the coalition. "We don't have enough of a majority to form a government without the support of others and we invite allies to join the coalition so we can make joint efforts to pull Pakistan out of its problems,” he said. He spoke after results earlier on Friday showed candidates backed by imprisoned Imran Khan leading in the election, a surprise given claims by his supporters and a national rights body that the balloting was manipulated against Khan.
- 7.15 PM
Pakistan's former PM Imran Khan's party, PTI, says it can form the national government on its own. It rules out entering any alliance with the Pakistan Peoples Party or Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, according to reports. - 6.35 PM
Independent candidates backed by Imran Khan's PTI won 55 out of the 139 as against 43 of PML-N and 35 of PPP. There is a delay in the announcement of results. - 4.45 PM
Independents supported by jailed Imran Khan's PTI established a clear lead over other parties by winning around 49 seats as against 42 of Nawaz Sharif's PML-N and PPP's 34, as per emerging reports. - 2.55 PM
Imran Khan party PTI-sponsored independents are leading in many seats across Pakistan. Following this, former PM Nawaz Sharif's party has begun consultations with the winning independents for an understanding for the formation of the government, as per reports. - 1.18 PM
Amid the voting of the general elections conducted on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed Latif Khosa has secured victory against UN-proscribed terrorist Muhammad Hafiz Saeed's son Talha Saeed from Lahore's NA 122 seat. - 12.55 PM
As results trickled in from the counting of votes in Pakistan general elections, three-time former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's party, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had won 12 seats. - 12.35 PM
Pakistan's Interior Ministry has said that the media and public's concerns about the late processing of the election results have been reviewed. It said that the delay in election results is due to a "lack of connectivity," which it stressed was the result of preventive measures taken to ensure foolproof security. - 12.05 PM
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, estranged leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has emphasized that the "people of Pakistan have spoken," as results begin to come out for general elections 2024." He warned that any attempt to "manipulate their mandate will result in unsustainable chaos". - 11.20 AM
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and the country's former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has secured National and Provincial Assembly seats in Lahore. Nawaz Sharif wins from Lahore NA. Shehbaz Sharif secured victory in NA-123 seat by garnering 63,953 votes while Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidate Afzal Azeem received 48,486 votes. - 11. 18 AM
PML-N chief organiser Maryam Nawaz secured victory in Lahore's PP-189 seat with 23,598 votes. - 11. 15 AM
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) emerged victorious in two National Assembly seats with Sadiq Ali Memon in NA 225 (Thatta, Sindh province) and Syed Ali Musa Gilani in NA 151 (Multan, Punjab province). - 9.35 AM
Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was leading in 154 seats amid the counting of votes for the general elections. - 8.55 AM
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has alleged that the mandate of the people of Pakistan is being stolen. Imran Khan's party said that every independent result showed the PTI winning by a landslide despite pre-poll rigging and oppression. - 7.45 AM
The Biden Administration said Thursday it is for the people of Pakistan to decide their future leadership as the country voted in its general elections amid allegations of rigging and electoral malpractice. - 6.25 AM
Amid the counting of votes, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan claimed victory, saying that the people demonstrated their resolve to elect his party by turning out in large numbers to vote.
