As the counting of votes was underway for the Pakistan general elections held on Thursday, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan claimed victory, saying that the people demonstrated their resolve to elect his party by turning out in large numbers to vote.
The polling process, with more than 128 million voters, will begin at 8 am (local time) and will continue till 5 pm (local time), Pakistan-based Dawn reported.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mehmood Qureshi was disqualified for five years by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday, as reported by ARY News.
The judge pronounced the court's verdict in a case related to the plea registered by Bushra Bibi's former husband, Khawar Maneka against what he refers to as an un-Islamic and illegal nikah with Imran Khan.
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Nawaz Sharif on Thursday, lashed out at the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), stressing that PTI founder Imran Khan has attacked the country's integrity to save his rule, as reported by ARY News.
The Pakistan-based news daily reported that the officials raided the premises just before a PTI's general body meeting and stopped members from entering the premises, warning them that they would have to face consequences.