Imran Khan’s party swept by-elections in Pakistan’s most populous Punjab province.
Publish dateTuesday 19 July 2022 - 09:58
Story Code : 255844
Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)_Monitoring, Khan’s political party, Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI), won 15 of the 20 seats up for grabs in Punjab – a province that has often served as a bellwether for national politics.
The rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif secured four seats and one went to an independent candidate, his party leaders confirmed at a late-night news conference, as VOA reported.
The outcome has given the PTI the requisite majority in the provincial legislature to reclaim power from the PML-N government of incumbent Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, son of Sharif, who took an oath of office only eight weeks ago, according to the report.
Khan thanked his party workers, voters and allies for helping the PTI win Sunday’s elections, renewing his demand for snap elections in Pakistan.
“I want to first thank our PTI workers & voters of Punjab for defeating not just PMLN candidates but the entire state machinery, esp harassment by police, & a totally biased ECP,” he wrote in a thread. “Thank you to all our Allies, PMLQ, MWM & Sunni Ittehad Council.”
“The only way forward from here is to hold fair & free elections under a credible ECP,” he wrote. “Any other path will only lead to greater political uncertainty & further economic chaos.”
The outcome has given the PTI the requisite majority in the provincial legislature to reclaim power from the PML-N government of incumbent Chief Minister Hamza Shehbaz, son of Sharif, who took an oath of office only eight weeks ago, according to the report.
Khan thanked his party workers, voters and allies for helping the PTI win Sunday’s elections, renewing his demand for snap elections in Pakistan.
“I want to first thank our PTI workers & voters of Punjab for defeating not just PMLN candidates but the entire state machinery, esp harassment by police, & a totally biased ECP,” he wrote in a thread. “Thank you to all our Allies, PMLQ, MWM & Sunni Ittehad Council.”
“The only way forward from here is to hold fair & free elections under a credible ECP,” he wrote. “Any other path will only lead to greater political uncertainty & further economic chaos.”
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