Nawaz Sharif sacrificed his ambition to become the Pakistan prime minister for the fourth time for his daughter Maryam, sources said, adding that he was given two options by the Pakistani army -- either to become premier or leave it to make his daughter CM of Punjab province.
Notably, the polls did not return a clear majority for anyone, but independent candidates backed by Imran Khan won 92 out of 264 seats making them the largest group. Khan ruled out alliances with the three largest parties, which means his candidate currently lacks the numbers to form a government.
All main parties, barring Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, announced that they would try to form a coalition government to resolve Pakistan's issues. None of the parties won a majority, with PTI-backed independent candidates getting the lion's share of National Assembly seats.
Pakistan New PM: As the general elections in Pakistan concluded on February 8, discussions about government formation have intensified, particularly within the Central Executive Committee (CEC) of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).
Pakistan election results: Party insiders say Nawaz isn’t suited to a coalition because of his temperament. His younger brother, Shehbaz, led a coalition after Khan was ousted from power and is regarded as more accommodating.
As the results of 250 constituencies were declared, both Nawaz Sharif and Imran Khan claimed victories, even as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independents won most seats overall. Nawaz's PML-N and Bilawal Bhutto's PPP have agreed on a coalition government at the Centre and Punjab province.
Pakistan Elections 2024: Shehbaz was also asked if he would prefer to become the prime minister instead of putting the burden of the top job on his brother, who may not be able to discharge responsibilities properly due to advanced age and health issues.
Pakistan elections: The South Asian nation of 241 million people is reeling from decades-high inflation and an economy that has come to a grinding halt as it navigates a tough International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout programme.
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Bilawal said it would be difficult for him to join hands with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party if it came to power after the February 8 polls. Bilawal said both major political parties, other than the PPP, engage in politics of hatred and division.
The accreditation cards issued to foreign journalists and international observers were only restricted to Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad. However, if any foreigner wants to visit any other city, it is being processed on a case-to-case basis, said a minister.
The verdict will determine once and for all the controversy around the period of disqualification under Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution and the Elections Act 2017.
The 72-year-old Shehbaz Sharif, along with Fawad and Cheema, was arrested in 2018 after accusations levied by Pakistan's National Accountability Bureau. In May, the anti-graft body cleared the former PM of any wrongdoing in the case.
Earlier in 2018, the accountability court had awarded a 10-year jail term to Nawaz Sharif in the Avenfield case and a seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia reference. Besides, the court had also disqualified him from holding public office for the next ten years.
The locals who stopped the convoy of Sharif allegedly broke the windshield of his vehicle and charged him for the pathetic situation in the country. The protestors outburst his tenure, raised slogans against his "corrupt" governance and accused him of letting the country plunge into crisis.
Earlier in August, Khan was sent to jail after he was convicted in the Toshakhana case. Although he got bail, he was again arrested in the Cipher case.
The cases against former prime minister Shaukat Aziz and fake accounts cases against Zardari and Omni Group’s directors also stand revived.
In a statement, the election commission said that it reviewed work on delimiting constituencies and decided that the initial list for the delimitation of constituencies would be published on September 27.
Nawaz's younger brother and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif said in London that his brother would return to Pakistan from the UK on October 21 to lead the party's political campaign in the upcoming elections.
Judge Abul Hasnat Zulqarnain, who has been hearing the cases related to the Official Secrets Act, 1923, conducted the proceedings inside the high security Attock Jail where the 70-year-old former prime minister is currently lodged.
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