Page 8 - Latest Updates on Imran Khan
Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates lead in Pakistan elections
Votes are still being counted in Pakistan after Thursday's general election which was marred by allegations of rigging, sporadic violence and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown
 "Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates lead in Pakistan elections")
Pakistan Election 2024 Results: Pakistani stocks plunge amid tight race
PSE's benchmark KSE-100 index fell 1,700 points in early morning trade on Friday amid delays in the declaration of results and political uncertainty
 "Pakistan Election 2024 Results: Pakistani stocks plunge amid tight race")
Delay in poll results due to 'lack of communication': Pak interior ministry
The delay was assessed and the situation is now satisfactory, it said
 "Delay in poll results due to 'lack of communication': Pak interior ministry")
Pakistan Elections: Shehbaz Sharif wins with 63,953 votes from Lahore
The (PML-N) has secured four seats in the National Assembly, Dawn reported today citing preliminary reports from the country's poll panel
 "Pakistan Elections: Shehbaz Sharif wins with 63,953 votes from Lahore")
Pakistan elections: Results for 12 seats announced, parties neck and neck
By early Friday morning, the ECP had announced results for 12 of the 265 contested seats in parliament on its website
 "Pakistan elections: Results for 12 seats announced, parties neck and neck")
LIVE: World's faith in India is continuously growing, says PM Modi
LIVE Updates: From the results of Pak general elections to BJP's white paper against Cong-led UPA's ten year rule, catch all the latest updates from around the world here
 "LIVE: World's faith in India is continuously growing, says PM Modi")
Pak Elections: US lawmakers condemn violence, restrictions on free speech
Amid the counting of votes in Pakistan, US Congress lawmakers have condemned the use of political violence, cell phone service shutdowns and restrictions on freedom of expression in the country
 "Pak Elections: US lawmakers condemn violence, restrictions on free speech")
Pak poll results delayed, Imran Khan's party claims win in first results
This will be "probably the biggest election upset in Pakistan's political history in the last 50 years," said Mushahid Hussain Sayed, a senator with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz
Amid rigging allegations, Pak caretaker PM hails successful elections
Internet monitor Netblocks also said that the real-time data shows that internet blackouts are now in effect in "multiple regions of Pakistan in addition to mobile network disruptions," reported Dawn
 "Amid rigging allegations, Pak caretaker PM hails successful elections")
Pakistan responds to UN concerns over election violence and women role
Earlier in the week, the US State Department expressed reservations about challenges to freedom of expression during the ongoing electoral process
Pak's Ex-PM Imran Khan votes by postal ballot, wife Bushra Bibi misses out
Overall, fewer than 100 prisoners of Adiala Jail were able to vote, constituting only about one per cent of the prison's 7,000 inmates
 "Pak's Ex-PM Imran Khan votes by postal ballot, wife Bushra Bibi misses out")
Pak temporarily suspends mobile services as voting begins for general polls
With former prime minister Imran Khan in jail, Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is tipped to emerge as the single largest party in the elections
 "Pak temporarily suspends mobile services as voting begins for general polls")
Twin blasts targeting election offices kill 30 in Pakistan's Balochistan
Violence has been at its peak in Balochistan, bordering Afghanistan and Iran, in the lead-up to the February 8 general elections in Pakistan
 "Twin blasts targeting election offices kill 30 in Pakistan's Balochistan")
Pakistan elections amid political, economic turmoil tomorrow: Details here
Pakistan Elections 2024: The country is set to go for polling to elect its 16th National Assembly on February 8. This comes at a time when it is facing several issues
 "Pakistan elections amid political, economic turmoil tomorrow: Details here")
From jail, Imran Khan asks supporters to wait by poll stations after vote
Any large-scale gathering of Khan's supporters near booths could raise tensions because of what they call a military-backed crackdown on him and his party that has restricted campaigning
US monitoring Pakistan's electoral process closely, says official
Pakistan will hold its general elections on February 8
 "US monitoring Pakistan's electoral process closely, says official")
Pakistan Election Commission ready for Feb 8 Polls with EMS setup
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) concluded setting up the Election Management System (EMS) and election monitoring on Monday
 "Pakistan Election Commission ready for Feb 8 Polls with EMS setup")
Imran Khan accorded 'high-profile' status, to perform prison labour: Report
Khan, 71, and Qureshi, 67, are being kept separately as high-profile prisoners - in their capacity as a former prime minister and foreign minister
 "Imran Khan accorded 'high-profile' status, to perform prison labour: Report")
Pak EC disqualifies Shah Mahmood Qureshi from contesting polls for 5 years
The announcement comes days after a special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, awarded Qureshi 10 years imprisonment in the high-profile cypher case along with Khan
 "Pak EC disqualifies Shah Mahmood Qureshi from contesting polls for 5 years")
Imran Khan, wife Bushra Bibi get 7-year jail in 'un-Islamic marriage' case
Bibi's first husband, Khawar Maneka, had filed the case, alleging that she violated the Islamic practice of observing the mandatory pause or Iddat between two marriages
