PTI leaders Salman Akram Raja and Sardar Latif Khosa were arrested Sunday as workers staged nationwide protests against alleged rigging in 8 February elections and stealing of mandates.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, in an informal chat with journalists in Lahore, said results in Gujrat, Attock, Talagang & Mandi Bahauddin were tampered with.
Khan who is in jail since August, had already been convicted in two cases on corruption charges, that disqualified him from taking part in politics for 10 years.
Independent candidates, largely backed by PTI, won 93 seats in the election. The winning independent candidates had to join a party within 3 days after the results were declared.
This is the first time in its history that Pakistan’s people have risen to vote against Army & defeat it. If this isn’t a win for democracy, how would you describe it?
Coalition politics in Pakistan will still need someone to broker deals. And if there is violence in the streets, people might clamor again for the military to restore order.
Pakistani commentators and newspaper editorials have rung the alarm bells, telling the military establishment to 'respect the mandate'. It seems there is little chance of that happening.
PML-N leader Nawaz Sharif seems stuck in his lazy method of trying to attract young voters by offering laptops and jobs. Neither he nor Army have understood the changing trends in Pakistan's politics.
Candidates loyal to jailed former PM Imran Khan have won most seats in Pakistan elections. Both Khan & Nawaz Sharif have declared victory as negotiations over coalitions begin.
The rationale behind this proposed bill stems from the fact that existing competition enforcement is supposedly sluggish and ill-suited to today's fast-paced digital environment.
Data shows large public sector banks received highest number of complaints in absolute terms, but fared better than several private banks when looked at on complaints-per-branch basis.
For BJP, CAA was strategic move that did not quite work out because those it would benefit could’ve been accommodated under existing laws, and new entrants would remain excluded.
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