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| Pak: PTI largest party with 115 NA seats |
| 2018-07-29 |
| [DAWN] The Election Commission of Pakistain (ECP) on Saturday released the complete preliminary results of the July 25 election, more than 56 hours after the conclusion of voting for the 11th General Elections in the country. According to figures provided by the ECP, Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) has emerged as the largest political party in the country, winning 115 of the 270 National Assembly seats on which the elections were held. The party, however, is short of the 137 needed for simple majority even. PTI leaders who have won more than one seat will also have to give up additional seats as the law allows an individual to retain only one. This means that the party will have to rely on independents as well as parties like the PML-Q, Balochistan...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Awami Party (BAP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in addition to its natural ally, Sheikh Rashid, to be able to form the next government. There are also reports of a possible alliance with MQM-Pakistain (MQM-P). The PML-N, whose government completed its tenure in May, has this time won 64 seats, while the PPP is in third place with 43 seats to its name. |
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