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Politics of Pakistan. 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.
2024 Azad Kashmir protests. The 2024 Azad Kashmir protests were a series of six day long protests, sit-ins, shutter-downs, demonstrations and wheel-jam strikes starting on 8 May against the Federal Government of Pakistan and the Government of Azad Kashmir, calling for lower prices for wheat, flour, and electricity, in addition to other demands.
Pakistan has experienced an economic crisis as part of the 2022 political unrest. It has caused severe economic challenges for months due to which food, gas and oil prices have risen. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has caused fuel prices to rise worldwide. Excessive external borrowings by the country over the years raised the spectre of ...
11 October – At least 21 people are killed in a gun attack on a coal mine in Duki District, Balochistan. [147] 12 October – At least 11 people are killed in intertribal clashes across Kurram District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. [148] 15 October – 2024 SCO summit (Heads of government) in Islamabad.
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.
In April 2024, Lieutenant General Ayman Bilal Safdar, the Commander of Mangla Corps, was made to resign after he accused the Army for election rigging during a Corps Commander Conference held on March 5, 2024. According to reports, he was previously considered a candidate for the position of COAS after the retirement of Asim Munir.
In the run up to the 2024 Pakistani general election, various organisations have been carrying out opinion polling to gauge voting intention throughout Pakistan and the approval rating of the civilian Pakistani government, first led by Imran Khan 's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf until 10 April 2022 and then by Shehbaz Sharif 's Pakistan Muslim ...
2024 Pakistani by-elections. The results of the by-elections in the National Assembly. The 2024 Pakistani by-elections were held on 21 April 2024 to fill 21 vacant seats in National and Provincial Assemblies. The elections were characterized by extensive security measures, including the deployment of Pakistan Army and Civil Armed Forces. [1][2]