Pakistan General Elections 2024

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Fazlur Rehman claims establishment responsible for ‘rigging’​

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has pinned the responsibility for the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections on the establishment.

Speaking to the media in Peshawar, he said: “If they think they haven’t rigged the polls, then their May 9 narrative has been buried and the people voted for traitors.”

When asked if he foresaw another general election this year, the Maulana said there was no point in holding polls if the establishment remained involved in the process.

JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaks to the media in Peshawar on Feb 27, 2024. — DawnNewsTv

 

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PML-N, PPP to extend alliance for govt formation in Balochistan: Dar​

Former finance minister Ishaq Dar has said the PML-N and PPP will extend their alliance for the election of the chief minister, speaker and deputy speaker in Balochistan.

“All our allies, who are supporting us will also be included in the alliance […] our effort will be to take everyone together,” he said in a media talk in Islamabad.

Dar reiterated that the PPP and PML-N has decided to come together for the Balochistan Assembly, which is scheduled for tomorrow.

 

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SIC did not even try to convince me to not vote for Shehbaz, says Bilawal​

Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said that the party had decided to vote for “those who had come to ask” for the prime minister’s election.

He said that the Sunni Ittehad Council, which is now home to PTI-backed independents, did not ask for his vote. “Now how are they objecting that someone is forming the government? […] they were not in any position to form a government in any situation,” he said.

“They decided themselves that they will not ask. So the only option we have is to give a chance to those asking […] PPP will give its input using the parliamentary system,” he said.
“We are thankful to the SIC, they had Maryam Nawaz elected chief minister unopposed.

They also did not oppose election of Murad Ali Shah. They did not ask for my vote or convince me not to vote for Shehbaz Sharif, so I think we should thank the PTI and SIC that Shehbaz will also be elected unopposed.”

 

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SIC entitled to reserved women and minority seats, says PTI’s Barrister Gohar​

PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan has said the allocation of reserved women and minority seats is a right of the Sunni Ittehad Council.

In a post on X, he said 86 PTI-backed MNAs had joined the SIC while 107 Punjab MPAs and 90 KP MPAs were officially members of the SIC.

“Getting reserved seats is the SIC’s right which cannot be given to any other political party,” Gohar said.

 

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Speaker does not have power to summon NA session: PTI’s Babar Awan​

PTI leader Babar Awan has said that the power to summon a session of the National Assembly only lies with President Arif Alvi and not with speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf.

During an informal conversation with reporters in Islamabad, Awan said, “According to the Constitution, the president can summon the National Assembly’s session. The speaker has no authority to summon the session.”

He further asserted that summoning the session would be equivalent to going against the Constitution.

“If any government will be formed [in this manner], it would be against the Constitution. The verdict of the case about Qasim Suri’s ruling is present; a speaker can only adjourn a session,” Awan added.

 

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Hearing on allocation of reserved seats adjourned till tomorrow​

The Election Commission of Pakistan has adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on the Sunni Ittehad Council’s plea seeking allocation of reserved seats as well as the six petitions against this.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja headed a five-member bench which heard petitions by PML-N’s Azam Nazeer Tarar, PPP’s Farooq Naik and SIC’s counsel Gohar Khan and Ali Zafar.

Zafar stated that he had sought the allocation of reserved seats for the SIC, wondering why the other parties had decided to show up.

PML-N’s Tarar argued that the SIC had not won a single seat in the National Assembly, therefore, the independents that had joined the party could not be given reserved seats.

 

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PML-N parliamentary meeting tomorrow to endorse Shehbaz as PM nominee​

Feb 27, 2024
The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has called a meeting for its parliamentary party in the National Assembly on February 28 at the Parliament House.

Party’s supremo Nawaz Sharif will head the meeting scheduled for 3pm. Newly-elected members of the National Assembly have been directed to actively participate in the huddle. The gathering is expected to officially endorse the decision to nominate Shehbaz Sharif as the prime minister. Additionally, approval for appointments to various constitutional positions will be sought during the meeting.

Simultaneously, on February 28, there is a planned meeting involving PML-N and other allied parties. Prime Minister-designate Shehbaz Sharif will host a dinner at Punjab House in honour of the newly elected members. It's worth noting that Nawaz Sharif will not be in attendance at the dinner due to prior personal commitments.

 

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Murad Ali Shah sworn in as Sindh CM
Feb 27, 2024
Syed Murad Ali Shah of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) has been sworn in as Sindh Chief Minister for the third time.

The oath-taking ceremony, held at the Governor House in Karachi, was administered by Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori. Notable attendees included Caretaker Sindh Chief Minister Justice (R) Maqbool Baqar, PPP leaders, and various officials, along with diplomats and consul generals from different countries.

A day earlier, Murad secured 112 votes compared to MQM-P's Ali Khurshidi's 36 during a session of Sindh Assembly. A total of 148 votes were cast during polling.

 

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JUI-F won't become part of any govt, says Fazl​

Feb 27,
Maulana Fazlur Rehman, the head of Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI-F), asserted on Tuesday that his party has opted to distance itself from any governmental involvement, citing flaws within the system.

Addressing a gathering at a party meeting held in Peshawar, Fazl expressed concerns over the intrusion within the country's political framework, stating, "Interference in the country's system has reached the level of election candidates. A country cannot function like this. The system will collapse."

 

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Just one example of how severe the rigging has been - just to keep the most popular candidate out of the picture:

 

[ghazi52]

Same use of National assets, he is not holding any official post....



Ahmed
@effsixteen
these people are so incredibly dumb. they can't even be bothered to understand how air transportation for heads of state and government works. Immi was right. Na paray likhe hain na parne ki koshish krte hain.

 

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Just one example of how severe the rigging has been - just to keep the most popular candidate out of the picture:

And now now we know why ECP printed 150 million more ballot papers than required. Rather than throw them away, ECP gave away the spare ballot papers to pmln..

 

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Murad Ali Shah takes oath as chief minister of Sindh​

Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh on Tuesday evening,..

Pakistan Peoples Party’s (PPP) Syed Murad Ali Shah was sworn in as the chief minister of Sindh on Tuesday evening, Aaj Newes reported.

He was administered oath by Governor Kamran Tessori in a ceremony held at the Governor House.

Syed Murad Ali Shah would begin his third term as the chief minister of the province. He has previously served twice as Sindh’s chief minister from 2016 to 2018 and then from 2018 to 2023.

On Monday, Murad Ali Shah was elected as the chief minister of Sindh. He secured 112 votes out of 148 total cast during voting for the coveted position, while Muttahida Qaumi Movement–Pakistan’s (MQM-P) Ali Khurshidi got 36 votes.

The MPAs of Jamaat-e-Islami and the PTI did not cast votes. PTI-backed independent candidates also chanted slogans against the election.

The PPP emerged as the largest political party in Sindh after the hotly fought February 8 elections with 88 seats, followed by the MQM (28) and PTI’s independent candidates (14). GDA and JI got two each, according to the ECP poll results.

 

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ECP to resume hearing on PTI-SIC plea for reserved seats​

BY: AGENCIES
FEBRUARY 27, 2024




After much deliberation, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to hold an open hearing on the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) application seeking allotment of reserved seats after Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed lawmakers joined their ranks. The decision comes amid expectations that the electoral watchdog would decide on the matter of awarding leftover reserved seats

 

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Speaker summons NA session after Alvi returns summary​

BY: AGENCIES
FEBRUARY 27, 2024



President Arif Alvi has returned the summary of caretaker parliamentary affairs ministry, objecting to the proposed meeting of the National Assembly scheduled for 10 am on February 26. The president has raised concerns, insisting that the process of allocating reserved seats for women and minorities must be completed before calling the National Assembly into session.