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General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, [4] were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly.The Election Commission of Pakistan announced the detailed schedule on 15 December 2023.
The Lahore-based Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has said it “deplores” the delay in announcing the election results.In a statement posted on X, it said: “HRCP deplores the delay in ...
Indirect Presidential elections were held in Pakistan on 9 March 2024 to select the 14th President of Pakistan, who is the country's head of state. Asif Ali Zardari of the PPP was elected as President, defeating Mahmood Khan Achakzai of the PTI-backed alliance [2] Outgoing President Arif Alvi was eligible for re-election but did not contest for a second term.
Independent candidates affiliated with jailed Pakistani political leader Imran Khan’s Tehreek E Insaaf (PTI) party won the most National Assembly seats in Pakistan’s general election ...
The Economist called the delay in announcing the election results unusual, even by Pakistan's standards, saying that signs of tampering were "plentiful." [30] Reportedly, when the internet returned early on 9 February, PTI-backed independent candidates across the country seemed to have a clear majority in National Assembly with 127 seats. [13]
On 2 April 2024, Omar Ayub Khan was designated as the leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Pakistan. [6] A by-election for a combined total of 22 seats across the National Assembly and three provincial assemblies (Punjab, Balochistan, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) took place on 21 April 2024. PML (N) secured the most seats with 12 ...
The Supreme Court rules that the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf was unlawfully deprived of at least 20 reserved seats in the National Assembly following the results of the general election in February. [87] Pakistan reaches an agreement to obtain a $7 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund. [88]
Provincial elections were held in Sindh on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. [2] On 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023.