In Pakistan, thousands of supporters of the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan protested across various cities, including Islamabad and Quetta, against alleged poll rigging in the February 8 general elections. The protests followed claims of election manipulation, with Imran Khan's party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), demanding a judicial probe into the allegations. Despite being jailed on charges deemed politically motivated, Khan's party emerged as a significant force, securing 92 out of 264 seats, thus becoming the largest group but failing to achieve a clear majority. This situation has led to political instability, with major parties struggling to form a coalition government. The elections, which were expected to bring stability, have instead heightened the country's political and economic challenges. Amidst this turmoil, PTI's success is seen as a challenge to the military's influence over politics, signaling a shift in voter sentiment against the political elite and the military's covert involvement in governance. Additionally, the regime's decision to block X/Twitter for over two days has sparked criticism, highlighting attempts to suppress pro-democracy voices. An official's confession to being involved in vote-rigging and the announcement that independent candidates will join the Sunni Ittehad Council further complicate the political landscape.
The people of #Pakistan braved stiff odds to cast their vote. A strong electoral tsunami, led by young voters, coalesced a distinct anti-army mood with deep anger at #economic hardship & a sympathy wave for the jailed #ImranKhan, writes @Ajaybis https://t.co/BESopUJrx5
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
Pakistan's regime blocks X/Twitter for over 2 days. Pro-democracy activists have used X/Twitter to get around regime media censorship. The silence of @StateDeptSpox @State_SCA is deafening, given their immediate & aggressive response to internet censorship in other places: https://t.co/4gJBqdq5P1 https://t.co/moUURU208c
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 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
⚠️ 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
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
US backed regime in Pakistan is trying to keep an entire population quiet and it’s just not working https://t.co/N32cqyj3xj
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
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan's Party Demands Judicial Probe In Alleged Poll Rigging https://t.co/K2fbTfwAYj https://t.co/o3IKo8BQAx
Thousands of supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan took to the streets in cities across Pakistan, decrying alleged poll rigging during the country’s general elections https://t.co/lThYQFKEf3
Supporters of Imran Khan's PTI party rally in Islamabad, alleging the country's recent parliamentary election was rigged https://t.co/0ZpDXTr6pM