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On 25 January 2024, the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan pledged not to stage attacks on election rallies and would limit itself to attacking military and police targets during the election period. This followed the government's decision to deploy troops in sensitive constituencies after intelligence agencies warned that militants could target rallies.
The 2024 elections happened amidst allegations of pre-poll rigging by the military establishment in favour of the coalition led by Nawaz Sharif's PML-N. [13] [14] It was also dubbed as the most rigged election in the history of Pakistan with social media users calling it the "generals' elections". [15]
In June 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 368-7 to approve a resolution urging an independent investigation into alleged irregularities in Pakistan's election. [180] The resolution condemned efforts to hinder democratic participation through harassment, intimidation, violence, arbitrary detention, and internet restrictions. [180]
The US and the UK expressed serious concerns about the fairness of the Pakistan parliamentary elections as former prime ministers Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan both claimed victory with no clear ...
2024 Pakistani general election: Voters elect members of the 16th National Assembly. [15] 2024 Balochistan provincial election; 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election; 2024 Punjab provincial election; 2024 Sindh provincial election; Mobile phone services are temporarily suspended and thousands of troops are deployed to protect polling ...
General elections are expected to be held in Pakistan by 28 May 2029. Elections are required within 60 days of the National Assembly completing its term, with the National Assembly elected in 2024 scheduled to complete its term on 28 February 2029, meaning elections must take place by 29 April 2029. If the dissolution of the Assembly occurs ...
Pakistan's 2024 elections took place on 8 February 2024 across the country. The elections resulted in a coalition government being formed by Shehbaz Sharif and PML-N, though the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf claims that the elections were rigged by the PML-N in coordination with the Pakistan Armed Forces against PTI. [230] Allegations of rigging in ...
The election was held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008, after being postponed from 8 January, the original date was intended to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (the nation's parliament).