On Friday, former Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif claimed victory in the National Elections 2024. He said that his political party has emerged as the largest and will discuss forming a coalition government. However, he did not reveal how many seats his political party had won. Counting was still underway in the last few of the 265 seats that went to the elections.

Interestingly, on Friday, jailed ex-Pakistan premier Imran Khan’s party-backed independent candidates sprung a surprise by winning 86 seats out of the 201 results announced. Pakistan appears to be heading towards a hung assembly. The general election was marred by allegations of rigging, sporadic violence, and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown.

This election encompassed contests for 265 of the 266 seats in the national assembly, underscoring the significance of each win in the race to secure a simple majority of 133 seats. The elections are being held amid a severe economic crisis in a starkly polarised political setup.

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As world watches counting of votes, here are latest updates from Pakistan:

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