The police on Sunday apprehended several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters and leaders amid protests in different parts of the country over the alleged rigging in general elections. The elections in Pakistan were held on February 8.
Zardari, the joint candidate of the ruling alliance, secured a remarkable 255 electoral votes in the parliamentary election, beating the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-backed Sunni Ittehad Council candidate, Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has termed the oath-taking of Members of the National Assembly on reserved seats "unconstitutional," citing the Peshawar High Court's verdict, The News International reported.
Imran Khan, the founding chief of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has lent his support to the Pakistan Army's position regarding the investigation into the violent riots that ensued on May 9.
Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has said he 'fully endorses' the resolve of Pakistan Army's top brass for strict action against those responsible for May 9 violence, Dawn reported.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, said that the people will hold protests against alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, on Sunday, adding that the electoral body has brought "cruelty and injustice" to the extreme, The News International reported.
According to the report, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday notified the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities, which were claimed by PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), to other political parties.
All shops, markets, shopping plazas, and business establishments in key areas like Mission, Zarghoon Road, Masjid Road, Fatima Jinnah Road, Price Road, Liaquat Bazaar, Toghi Road, and other main business districts in Quetta remained closed.
Akbar S Babar filed two separate pleas with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday challenging the recent intra-party elections of the party founded by Imran Khan.
This comes after Pakistan electoral body's decision against the allocation of reserved seats to the PTI-backed Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC)- wherein elected PTI lawmakers have taken refuge after being disallowed to contest the general elections on the party's electoral symbol.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary General, Omar Ayub Khan, urged for the trial of former Prime Minister Imran Khan's military secretary in the diplomatic cable case, as reported by Geo News.