Pakistan's recent general election results have sparked protests against alleged poll rigging, with independent candidates backed by jailed former PM Imran Khan winning a significant number of seats. The election has led to instability, with major parties struggling to form a coalition government amidst concerns of economic and security challenges. The blocking of social media platform X in Pakistan for over 72 hours has drawn criticism, highlighting concerns over restrictions following the controversial election.
Pakistan People's Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz have reached agreement to form coalition government: party leaders
A Pakistani party controlled by the Bhutto Zardari clan will join a coalition led by Shehbaz Sharif, ending a deadlock in a boost to the prime minister-in-waiting https://t.co/sqfMZ8NGM6
🇵🇰PPP AND PML-N PARTIES AGREE COALITION IN PAKISTAN The agreement between the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaves Imran Khan’s PTI party out of the government. Shehbaz Sharif will be the coalition’s candidate for Prime Minister,… https://t.co/uATcAGzSe3
⚠️ PAKISTAN'S LARGEST PARTIES STRIKE DEAL ON COALITION GOVERNMENT, SAYS EX-FOREIGN MINISTER (Reuters) Former Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said on Tuesday that his party had reached an agreement with the largest party in the country's national assembly to… https://t.co/vocAxm1cKR
⚠️ Update: Metrics indicate that X/Twitter remains restricted for many users in #Pakistan past the 72 hour mark, with access now intermittently restored on some providers; the incident is the longest of several internet censorship measures tracked through the election period https://t.co/HJFWLd9mDt
#PAKWatch🇵🇰: @FT Ed. Board on PAK's election: “PTI’s success against the odds sends an emphatic message from Pakistani citizens: they are tired of being led by self-serving political elites and the military’s arbitration.” WELL SAID AND TO THE POINT. For once, the @FT’s…
US officials silent as Pakistan's regime keeps X blocked 'It signals the bad intention of the state' 'Not only did they shut off the internet on election day, they also turned off X now as allegations of "rigging and evidence of rigging are surfacing on Twitter"' -@UsamaKhilji https://t.co/68lphLqtyU https://t.co/wXDXs7cJJg
Protests in Pakistan challenge the military-dominated state. From violent resistance to peaceful defiance, the public narrative slips from the Pakistan Army. #CivilResistance #Pakistan Analysis by @sushantsareen https://t.co/1txfalCdc3
The results of last week’s elections in Pakistan confirmed voters’ weariness with the political elite and dynastic politics, as well as with the meddling—both overt and covert—by the country’s generals, @husainhaqqani explains. https://t.co/1NvrbQzD9f
Jailed former PM #ImranKhan’s party members that won seats in the elections will join the minority #SunniIttehadPoliticalParty to form a government, the party’s interim chief, Barrister Gohar Khan says at a news briefing. https://t.co/jutH8GxAbu
#Iran has often reiterated that it would target Jaish militancy’s safe spaces inside #Pakistan over the years, and the exchange of fire between troops at the border between the two countries has been a regular occurrence, states @KabirTaneja https://t.co/iibDTiePlo
Twitter/X has now been restricted in Pakistan for 48 hours in the aftermath of what is likely a fraudulent election. If this were Iran, or most any other country, the State Department would have by now expressed some concern about this unlawful restriction…even in a tweet.…
Above all, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party’s feat has crystallized voters’ capacity to overcome the military’s influence on politics and could embolden those calling for the military to take a back seat, @michaelkugelman writes. https://t.co/IRKdm1Sd8x
#Pakistan’s two major parties are set to meet to try and bridge differences over forming a minority coalition government after an inconclusive #election, a top party official says, underscoring its political and economic instability. https://t.co/jutH8GxAbu
Pakistan's two major parties are set to meet to try and bridge differences over forming a minority coalition government after an inconclusive election, a top party official said, underscoring political and economic instability https://t.co/6TwTPHYL8M
Pakistan's Imran Khan-backed candidates to join Sunni party -interim party chief https://t.co/zUn5scekKP https://t.co/DhP7cYIhUd
⚠️ PAKISTAN'S IMRAN KHAN-BACKED CANDIDATES TO JOIN SUNNI PARTY -INTERIM PARTY CHIEF (Reuters) Independent candidates backed by Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister that won seats in inconclusive elections over 10 days ago will join the minority Sunni Ittehad Council… https://t.co/JeLNZMcZtm
Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan's party says independent candidates, who won February 8 elections, will join Sunni Ittehad Council.
Pakistan's Two Major Parties To Meet Today To End Political Stalemate https://t.co/0FIUE79g5O https://t.co/QhykBgxyht
Pakistan's majority parties struggle to form coalition government https://t.co/2U9k259TMm https://t.co/t3eK38IqbZ
JUST IN - Multiple reports say Elon Musk owned X (previously known as Twitter) has been down and not working across Pakistan since more than 36 hours.
⚠️ PAKISTAN'S MAJORITY PARTIES STRUGGLE TO FORM COALITION GOVERNMENT (Reuters) Pakistan's two major parties are set to meet on Monday to try and bridge differences over forming a minority coalition government after an inconclusive election, a top party official said,… https://t.co/QhIVXuYrqr
The #election in #Pakistan that was supposed to have brought in some stability & certainty, so that the existential #economic, #political & #security challenges could be tackled, has only added to an already unstable situation, notes @sushantsareen https://t.co/8jcoPGIF0U
Imran Khan’s party called for an investigation after a Pakistani official owned up to being involved in vote-rigging in the country’s election, Dawn reports, as the battle over the contentious polls continues to escalate https://t.co/TNmtqnpFl4
#Pakistan is already engaged on three fronts of conflict—#India, #Islamist insurgency, and the domestic front against #ImranKhan. Opening a fourth front of conflict with #Iran is something #Pakistan would want to avoid, notes @sushantsareen https://t.co/Z47TPKgp8C
Protesters demonstrated in Quetta against alleged poll rigging in #Pakistan's recently concluded general election. There was no clear majority except independent candidates backed by jailed former PM Imran Khan, who won 92 out of 264 seats, making them the largest group. https://t.co/WBMqv50BFy
Fans at @thePSLt20 chant the name of the country's most popular politician, who won the election despite being jailed on politically-motivated charges. Pakistan's regime cuts the feed. X has been blocked for over 24 hours. Any comment @usembislamabad? https://t.co/xWlrDP9oTz https://t.co/MRLoT69jRD