Acronyms Encyclopedia Wikipedia ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch tonew thesaurus Noun Islamic Republic of Pakistan- a Muslim republic that occupies the heartland of ancient south Asian civilization in the Indus River valley; formerly part of India; achieved independence from the United ...
A vendor holds the poster with a portrait of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan at a market in Lahore, Feb. 9, 2024, a day after Pakistan's national elections.AAMIR QURESHI/AFP/Getty The PTI faced a sweeping crackdown ahead of the vote, with its candidates barred from...
In the ensuing elections, Bhutto’s PPP won the single largest bloc of seats in the National Assembly. More From Britannica Pakistan: The first administration of Benazir Bhutto First and second terms as Pakistan’s first female prime minister On December 1, 1988, Bhutto became the country’s ...
the cricket bat. Consequently, a majority of its candidates are now compelled to participate in the election as independents. Imran Khan, the leader of PTI, has been disqualified from participating in the ongoing elections. He is barred from holding ...
In light of ongoing differences, including disputes over Musharraf’s successor, Sharif subsequently withdrew the PML-N from the governing coalition and indicated that his party would put forth its own candidate in the presidential elections announced for early September; however, neither the PML-N ...
Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast outside the office of an independent candidate in Pishin district, about 30 miles from Quetta, Pakistan, Feb. 7, 2024, on the eve of Pakistan's national elections.BANARAS KHAN/AFP/Getty ...
[Islamabad]Pakistan's 2024 electionsunfolded with intense anticipation, marred by a renewed suspension of cellular services after a brief resumption, casting a shadow over the democratic process. On February 8, millions of Pakistanis voted for their representatives in the four provincial assemblies and...
(for those who are not aware, we had a communal electorate at that time which meant Muslim voters would vote exclusively for Muslim seats) Ayesha Jalal’s Jinnah The Sole Spokesman, P.172 Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_Indian_provincial_elections#:~:text=Indian%20adult%20populat...
The former senator, while speaking about Musharraf’s progressive polices, said he brought massive reforms to the electoral system and one of them was that the minorities got the right to contest elections on general seats. This was the reason that three people from minority groups in Sindh won...
Elections were held the following year, in July 2018. Khan ran on a platform of fighting corruption and poverty, even as he had to fight off accusations that he was too cozy with the military establishment. The PTI won a plurality of seats in the National Assembly, allowing Khan to seek ...