Live: Elections 2024

PML-N’s Anjum Aqeel Khan won the NA-46 seat with 81,958 votes while independent candidate Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz won the NA-48 seat with 69,699 votes in Islamabad, according to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Independent candidates backed by PTI Aamir Masood Mughal and Muhammad Ali Bokhari were runner-ups in NA-46 and NA-48 respectively.

PTI-backed independent candidates Saleem Rehman and Suhail Sultan have won NA-3 and NA-4 in Swat respectively, according to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Rehman won with 81,411 votes while Sultan won with 88,009 votes.

MQM-P’s Aasia Ishaque Siddiqui has won the NA-232 seat with 88,260 votes, according to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Adeel Ahmed, an independent candidate, came second with 66,574 votes.

PTI-backed independent candidate Anwar Taj has won the NA-24 seat from Charsadda with 89,801 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

Meanwhile, Syed Shah Ahad Ali Shah, another PTI-backed independent contestant defeated PTI-Parliamentarians’ Pervez Khattak to win from Nowshera’s NA-33.

According to the ECP’s provisional results, Shah bagged 93,429 votes while the former KP chief won 26,574 votes.

PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz has won the NA-119 seat in Lahore with 83,855 votes, according to provisional results announced by the ECP. This is the first NA seat she has won.

Shehzad Farooq, backed by PTI, came second with 68,376 votes.

PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has won the NA-196 seat in Qamber Shahdadtkot-I with 85,370 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The Islamabad police have registered a case against 30 people for preparing a public meeting of PTI in Bhara Kahu.

According to the FIR, a police team got information that 25 to 30 persons, 10 to 15 of them armed with weapons, were present at Dhoke Jillani Ground and preparing for a public meeting of the PTI.

The police reached the ground and found 14 identified and 22 unidentified persons chanting slogans in favour of PTI’s Shoaib Shaheen.

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Former president and PPP leader Asif Ali Zardari has won the NA-207 seat from Shaheed Benazirabad with 146,989 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind Baloch, a PTI-backed independent candidate, was the runner-up with 51,916 votes.

PPP’s Syed Rafiullah has won NA-230 in Malir, Karachi with 32,099 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Masroor Ali, an independent candidate backed by PTI, was the runner-up with 23,370 votes.

PML-N leader and former finance minister stressed that some media channels are “misleading” and “misguiding” the public.

Speaking to Geo News, he underscored that the PML-N was currently “the single largest political party”.

He said that he was “not counting” the independents as a political party as they had 72 hours to pick a political party.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced the provisional results of 63 National Assembly seats or 24 per cent of the total.

The results of 202 seats are still awaited; elections were postponed in the NA-8 constituency due to the deaths of contesting candidates.

PPP’s Irfan Ali Leghari has won from NA-227 in Dadu-I with 104,013 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Liaquat Ali Jatoi of the Grand Democratic Alliance was the runner-up with 93,956 votes.

PPP’s Mir Ghulam Ali Talpur has won the NA-222 seat from Badin-I with 113,916 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Grand Democratic Alliance candidate Mir Hussain Bux Talpur came second with 67,010 votes.

PPP’s Jam Abdul Karim Bijar has won Malir’s NA-229 in Karachi with 55,732 votes, according to provisional results released by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Qadir Bux from the PML-N came second with 21,841 votes.

PTI-backed independent candidate Amjad Ali Khan has won the NA-2 seat in Swat-I with 88,938 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PML-N’s Amir Muqam was the runner-up with 37,764 votes.

Former prime minister and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif has won the PP-158 seat in Lahore with 38,642 votes, according to provisional results from the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PPP’s Zulfiqar Bachani has won the NA-217 seat from Tando Allah Yar with 119,530 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Grand Democratic Alliance’s Rahila Magsi came second with 73,778 votes.

PPP’s Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has won the NA-201 seat in Sukkur-II with 120,219 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PTI leader Asad Qaiser has won the NA-19 from Swabi with 115,635 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

JUI-F’s Fazal Ali came second with 45,567 votes.

PPP’s Khalid Ahmed Khan Lund has won from Ghotki’s NA-198 with 120,259 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Abdul Haque Alias Mian Mitha, an independent candidate, came second with 90,629 votes.

PML-N’s Syed Sajid Mehdi has won from NA-157 in Vehari-II with 99,332 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Sabeen Safdar, a PTI-backed candidate, was the runner-up with 79,996 votes.

Independent candidate Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj has won NA-144 in Khanewal-I with 118,999 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Syed Abid Hussain Imam, another independent candidate, was the runner-up with 78,296 votes.

PML-N’s Syed Imran Ahmed Shah has won the NA-141 seat in Sahiwal-I with 118,240 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PTI-backed candidate Rana Amir Shahzad Tahir came in second with 107,056 votes.

Nadeem Abbas from PML-N has won the NA-135 seat in Okara with 129,218 votes, according to provisional results announced by the ECP.

PTI-backed candidate Malik Muhammad Akram Bhatti came second with 106,700 votes.

PTI leader Gohar Ali Khan has won NA-10 in Buner with 110,023 votes, according to the preliminary results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

ANP’s Abdul Rauf came second with 30,302 votes.

PML-N’s Hamza Shehbaz has won NA-118 in Lahore-II with 105,960 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Aliya Hamza Malik, a PTI-backed independent candidate, came a close second with 100,803 votes.

Ahmad Atteeq Anwar from PML-N has won NA-113 from Sheikhupura-I with 119,407 votes, according to provisional results announced by the ECP.

PTI-backed candidate Amanullah Bhatti came second with 90,877 votes.

PML-N’s Sheikh Aftab Ahmad has won the NA-49 seat from the Attock-I seat with 119,727 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PPP’s Nafisa Shah has won the NA-202 seat from Khairpur-I with 146,083 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Syed Ghaus Ali Shah from the Grand Democratic Alliance came in second with 28,613 votes.

PML-N’s Muhammad Khan Daha has won the NA-145 seat in Khanewal-II with 102,911 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PML-N’s Rana Mubashir Iqbal has won the NA-124 seat in Lahore (VIII) with 55,387 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PML-Q’s Chaudhry Salik Hussain has won in NA-64 (Gujrat III) with 105,205 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PTI-backed independent candidate Qaisara Elahi, the wife of Pervaiz Elahi, came second with 80,946 votes.

PTI-backed candidate Muhammad Atif has won NA-22 in Mardan II with 114,748 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

PML-Q candidate Chaudhry Salik Hussain has won in PP-32 (Gujrat-VI) with 55,615 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index crashed by more than 2,300 points before recovering as the release of elections results continues to be delayed.

Trade volume reached a low of 61,781.76 — 2,356 points lower than the previous day’s close — before recovering to 62,562.80 by 9:47am.

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PML-Q candidate Chaudhry Shafay Hussain has won in PP-31 (Gujrat-V) with 64,132 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Independent candidate Mudassir Raza was the runner-up with 48,311 votes.

PML-N candidate Sultan Haider Ali Khan has won in PP-20 (Chakwal-I) with 52,450 votes, according to the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Independent candidate Ali Nasir Khan is the runner-up with 43,250 votes.

The interior ministry has said that the media and the public’s concerns about the late processing of the election results have been reviewed.

It attributed the delay to a “lack of communication, which was a result of preventive measures taken to ensure foolproof security”.

In a post on X, it said that the delay was assessed, stating that the situation was now “satisfactory”. It expressed hope that the arrival of results would continue without interruptions.

PPP candidate Sadiq Ali Memon has won from NA-225 Thatta with 140,773 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PML-N’s Marriyum Aurangzeb has said that the party will form the government in the Centre and Punjab.

In a post on X, she said that the results were still being received by the party’s election cell. “Due to the unavailability of mobile and internet services, it became difficult to get the results,” she said, adding that the party’s position was “strong”.

PTI-backed candidate Fazal Muhammad Khan has won NA-25 Charsadda II, securing a total of 100,713 votes.

According to the provisional results released by the ECP, Awami National Party’s Aimal Wali Khan came in second, with a total of 67,876 votes.

PPP candidate Nazeer Ahmed Bughio has won NA-195 (Larkana), after garnering a total of 133,830 votes.

According to the provisional results released by the ECP, Grand Democratic Alliance’s Safdar Ali Abbasi came in second with 48,893.

PTI-backed candidate Waseem Qadir clinched victory in NA-121 Lahore V by 78,703 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PTI-backed independent candidates Muhammad Abdul Salam and Sultan Room have won their seats from PK-58 Mardan and PK-9 Swat, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PML-N candidate Faisal Khan has clinched victory with 42,269 votes in PK-52 Swabi IV, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PTI-backed independent candidate Iftikharullah Jan has emerged victorious with 39,538 votes in PK-64 Charsadda III, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PTI-backed candidate Basharat Raja for Rawalpindi’s NA-55 constituency has alleged a discrepancy in between Form 45 and Form 47 results.

He said he had won the seat with a lead of 50,000 seats and his opponent “did not win from any polling station in the entire constituency”.

PPP candidate Makhdoom Jameeluz Zaman has won from NA-216 Matiari with 124,536 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PML-N candidate Sardar Ghulam Abbas has won from NA-59 Talagang-cum-Chakwal by securing 141,680 votes, accordingto the provisional results released by the ECP.

PTI-backed candidate Fazal Khan has emerged victorious with over 100,000 votes in NA-25 Charsadda, according to the ECP’s preliminary result.

PML-N candidate Tanveer Aslam Malik retained the first position with 83,055 votes in PP-21 Chakwal II, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PPP candidate Ali Gohar Khan has been successful with 154,832 votes in NA-199 Ghotki, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

Former prime minister and PML-N president Shehbaz Sharif has won the NA 123 seat from Lahore with 63,953 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PML-N’s Abrar Ahmed has successfully won from NA-55 Rawalpindi IV with 78,542 votes while Tahir Iqbal from the same party clinched NA-58 Chakwal I, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PPP leader Mehboob Ali Khan Bijarani has secured victory in PS-6 Kashmore III with 86,365 votes while Ali Nawaz Khan Mahar won from PS-21 with 63,578 votes.

According to the provisional results released by the ECP, another PPP candidate Sohail Anwar won from PS-12 Larkana.

PTI-backed independent candidate Zubair Khan has come out victorious in PK-34 Battagram with 13,501 votes.

According to the Election Commission of Pakistan’s preliminary result, JUI candidate Shah Hussain Khan lost with 11,628 votes.

BNP-M chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal has won the National Assembly election from NA-261 Surab-Cum-Kalat-Cum-Mastung by securing 3,404 votes, APP reports.

According to the provisional results released by the ECP, his runner-up was PPP’s Sardar Sanaullah Khan Zehri who bagged 2,871 votes. The overall voter turn-out remained 3.97 per cent.

Estranged PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said the “people of Pakistan have spoken” as results begin to come out for general elections 2024.

He warned that any attempt to “manipulate their mandate will result in unsustainable chaos”.

“The heat of the electoral process has passed; it is time to allow the country to heal.

“The political leadership — Mian Nawaz Sharif, Asif Ali Zardari, Imran Khan, Maulana Fazlur Rehman and others — must rise above petty politics and work together to confront the immense challenges our country is facing; they need to recognise that history is not kind to selfish politicians.”

PPP candidate Sardar Muhammad Bakhsh Khan Mahar has won the PS-20 Ghotki seat with 87,431 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP.

PTI-backed candidate Ali Khan Jadoon has won the NA 17 Abbottabad seat with 97,177 votes, according to the provisional results released by the ECP, APP reports.

PTI-backed independent candidate Hameedur Rahman has won Bajaur’s PK-19 constituency by securing 23,044 votes, APP reports.

According to unofficial results issued by the ECP, his runner-up was independent candidate Khalid Khan, who bagged 13,571 votes.

Overall voters’ turn-out remained 29.48 per cent.

PTI-backed independent candidate Riaz Khan has won Buner’s PK-25 constituency by securing 28,490 votes, APP reports.

According to the unofficial result issued by the ECP, his runner-up was JUI-P’s Fazal Ghafoor, who bagged 12,702 votes.

Overall voters’ turn-out remained 33.25 per cent.

The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the unofficial preliminary result of Peshawar’s NA-30, declaring PTI-affiliated candidate Shandana Gulzar as the winner with 78,971 votes.

PTI-backed independent candidate Sher Ali Afridi has bagged Peshawar’s PK-77 constituency as per unofficial results from the Election Commission of Pakistan.

He took 30,544 votes.

PTI-backed independent candidate Ali Shah has bagged Swat’s PK-4 constituency as per unofficial results from the Election Commission of Pakistan.

He took 30,022 votes.

The Election Commission of Pakistan has announced the “winners” of two seats for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial assembly as per unofficial results.

The commission said that independent candidate Samiullah Khan won 18,888 votes according to results from 37.62 per cent of the polling stations for PK-76.

As for PK-6, independent candidate Fazal Hakeem Khan took 25,330 votes.

The two are PTI-backed candidates.