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  • Pakistan Elections 2024: With No Clear Winner In Sight, Political Parties Begin ‘Wheeling And Dealing’ world news

    Islamabad: The recent elections in Pakistan have left the political landscape in uncertainty, with no clear winner emerging as the counting of votes nears completion. Despite the lack of a decisive outcome, major political parties have already begun negotiations and discussions in an attempt to secure enough support to form governments at both the national and provincial levels.

    PML-N Takes Initiative

    Nawaz Sharif, the leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has assigned his brother, former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to initiate talks with key parties like the PPP and MQM-P to explore possibilities of forming alliances.

    Previous Coalition Dynamics

    Interestingly, the PML-N and PPP were previously part of the ruling coalition government following Imran Khan’s removal in April 2022. However, tensions between the two parties escalated during the election campaign, complicating the path to coalition-building.

    Independent Candidates In The Lead

    Preliminary results suggest that independent candidates, largely supported by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), are leading on a significant number of seats. This has added complexity to the political equation, requiring parties to negotiate and strategize effectively.

    Coalition Building Efforts

    Shehbaz Sharif has reportedly met with PPP leaders – Asif Ali Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto – at the residence of Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi to discuss the election results and potential post-election scenarios, indicating a willingness to explore coalition possibilities.

    MQM-P’s Exploring All Options

    The MQM-P, initially inclined to support Nawaz Sharif, is reassessing its options in light of the electoral outcomes. The party’s convener, Siddiqui has extended invitations to independent candidates to join forces, signaling a shift in strategy.

    Delay In Declaring Election Results

    While political manoeuvring unfolds, concerns have been raised regarding the fairness of the electoral process. Criticisms from international actors, including the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union, highlight issues such as violence, alleged lack of fairness, and disruptions like internet outages during the voting process.

    Imran Khan’s Victory Speech

    Former Prime Minister Imran Khan, despite facing criticism over the handling of the elections, has released a statement claiming victory, citing a high voter turnout as evidence of the failure of his opponents’ strategies. In his AI-enabled voice, Khan said that the ‘London Plan’ of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Sharif failed with the massive turnout of voters on polling day.

    In a related development, Imran Khan was granted bail in 12 cases related to the May 9 riots by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Rawalpindi, according to The Express Tribune. Additionally, Khan’s close aide and the former foreign minister of Pakistan, Shah Mahmud Qureshi was also granted bail in 13 cases, the daily reported.

    Imran was also granted bail in the GHQ and Army Museum attacks, with the court requiring a PKR0.1 million surety bond in all 12 cases. The bail applications were considered by ATC Judge Malik Ejaz Asif. The court ruled that there was no rationale for keeping the PTI founder in custody, and all suspects in the May 9 cases were granted bail.

    With no clear winner emerging from the elections, Pakistan finds itself in a phase of political uncertainty and negotiation, as parties strive to form viable coalitions amid concerns about the electoral process’s integrity.

  • Pakistan Election: General elections will be held in Pakistan in the last week of January 2024, Commission announces

    Pakistan The Election Commission of India (ECP) announced on Thursday that general elections in the country will be held in the last week of January 2024. Pakistan’s political parties, which are facing cash crunch, were continuously pressurizing them to hold elections on time, after which the Commission has made this announcement.

    Election program will be announced at the end of the year

    The Election Commission of Pakistan said that it has reviewed the delimitation work of constituencies and the preliminary list of delimited constituencies will be released on September 27. The Commission said that political parties can lodge objections on the initial list, after which it will consider all the objections and suggestions. The Commission said that after considering the objections and suggestions regarding the list, the final list will be released on November 30 and after that the election schedule will be announced. The Election Commission said that after the completion of the delimitation process, the Commission will announce the election schedule of 54 days and ‘the voting process will be completed in the last week of January 2024.

    Law to hold general elections in Pakistan within 90 days of dissolution of the National Assembly

    Pakistan Under US law, general elections must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the National Assembly, which was dissolved on August 9. However, due to the new census conducted this year, it became mandatory for the Election Commission to start the process of delimitation. The previous government had announced just a few days before the completion of its term that after the arrival of the new census report, the constituencies would be delimited on its basis and after that general elections would be held. Since then, apprehensions were being raised that the deadline for holding elections within 90 days of dissolution of the National Assembly would not be complied with and the elections would be held till next year because the process of delimitation takes four months.

    Election Commission decided to complete the delimitation process in less time than stipulated time.

    Amidst the pressure being put on the ECP by various political parties to conduct elections on time, the Commission decided to conduct the delimitation process in less time than the stipulated time. Under the Constitution of Pakistan, the Election Commission has to complete the work of delimitation within a period of 120 days.

    At present, a caretaker government is ruling Pakistan.

    At present, a caretaker government is ruling Pakistan and after the elections, it will take over the reins of the country until a new Prime Minister is elected. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar said that the interim government is committed to maintaining the democratic process in Pakistan by holding general elections and it will not make any excuses in this regard.

    Imran Khan’s party had demanded voting on November 6.

    President Arif Alvi, a founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the party of deposed Prime Minister and jailed Imran Khan in a corruption case, had earlier this month written a letter to the ECP, unilaterally proposing to hold voting on November 6. But the apex election body had refused to comment on this.