Pakistan election results highlights: We are the largest party, Nawaz Sharif declares victory even as independents lead

Nawaz Sharif's PML-N has won two seats (Reuters)

Former PM Shehbaz Sharif wins NA-123 Lahore seat (Dawn)

PTI-backed candidate Fazal Khan wins NA-25 Charsadda

Independents backed by PTI continue to pose a tough challenge and Fazal Khan secured a victory with over 100,000 votes in NA-25 Charsadda. (Dawn)

Pak poll results being announced as 'delay' raises eyebrows

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced first results of the 2024 polls in the early hours of Friday, more than 10 hours after voting ended amid allegations of rigging, sporadic violence and a countrywide mobile phone shutdown.

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Independent candidate Wasim Qadir from NA-121 constituency of Lahore, wins with 78 thousand 703 votes

Nawaz Sharif's PML-N wins 4 seats, PTI backed independent candidates win 5 as counting gets under way

By 9:00 am more than 16 hours after polling stations closed, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had announced just 13 National Assembly results.

Five had gone to independent candidates linked to PTI, four to the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and four to the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Delay in poll results due to lack of communication: Interior ministry

The interior ministry has said that it the media and the public’s concerns about the late processing of the 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”. (Dawn)

Jahangir Tareen, head of Stabilization Pakistan Party, has been defeated in NA-149 constituency of Multan

Nawaz Sharif's PML-N, PPP, PTI-backed candidates win 5 seats each

PTI tells Nawaz Sharif to ‘accept defeat’ in a post on X

Imran Khan's supporters continue to dominate Pakistan's politics: Defence Expert Qamar Agha

PTI-backed candidates spring surprise in Pakistan elections, leading the show

Jailed former premier Imran Khan's party-backed independent candidates seemed to have sprung a surprise as the results of the general elections in Pakistan started trickling in on Friday following unusual delays, leading to allegations of rigging.

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Pakistan Muslim League (N) leader Hamza Shehbaz Sharif won from NA-118 constituency of Lahore

Dawn Reports

Nawaz Sharif leaves PTI's Yasmin Rashid behind; wins from NA130

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif

Independent candidates backed by jailed ex-PM Imran Khan have won 21 out of 50 seats in which the counting has been completed

Reuters report quoting broadcaster GEO News

PML(N) leads from Gujranwala; protests break out over non-issuance of form-47

PTI backed Latif Kausar wins from Lahore's NA122

Geo News

Independent Asif Khan wins Peshawar

Geo news

Independent Nawaz Khan wins from N-143

Geo News

N-09: PPP claims Shikarpur in Sindh region

Geo News

Nawaz's daughter & PML(N) leader Maryam wins from NA 119

Pakistani media Bol News

NA 230, Karachi: PPP's Syed Agha Rafiullah wins with over 30k margin

Pakistani media Bol News

A supporter of Malik Tariq Awan, an independent candidate, dances to celebrate after Awan won his seat following a general election

A vendor arranges newspapers at his stall, a day after the general election, in Lahore

NA 213: PPP's Ali Haider Geelani wins with over 42K votes

Pakistani media Bol News

'Predictions that were coming over the past few days, that the path had been cleared for Sharif, have now all been challenged': Zoha Waseem, an assistant professor of sociology tells Al Jazeera

PTI's Sheikh Waqas Akram wins NA 109: Pakistani Journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq

Polling boxes stolen from different polling stations in the RO office, claims PTI backed Zartaj Gul Wazir

She was present at RO office throughout the night and shared videos from the scene on X.

NA 189: PML-N wins this close-fight Punjab constituency

In a surprising result coming from NA 72, PPP wins seat in KP despite strong PTI wave

Trends: PTI backed independents lead in 47 seats; PML(N) on 27; PPP third with 22 leads

Geo News

PK 4: Independent candidate Ali Shah won by 30K votes

Dawn reports

NA16 Abbotabad: PTI backed Ali Asghar wins, reports Pakistani Journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq

NA 150, Multan: Independent, PTI-backed Zain Qureshi wins; PML(N) second

Geo News reports

NA 89: PTI- backed Independent wins

Geo News reports

Geo News Trends: PTI-backed Independents lead in 51, PML(N) in 30, PPP trail with 26 leads

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index went down by 1,700 points on Friday as confusion prevailed over the results of the general elections in Pakistan

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PTI Chairman Gohar Ali Khan wins NA-10 Buner with 110,023 votes, according to provisional results released by the ECP

The Express Tribune

Some pictures from Result day:

PTI workers face off with Police outside RO office in NA-47

A crowd of PTI-backed candidate Shoaib Shaheen's supporters have gathered outside the RO office in Islamabad NA-47. Shaheen, who has alleged rigging in his constituency in favour of PML-N's Tariq Fazal Chaudhry, has been staging a sit-in outside the RO's office since last night.

Tribune Express reports

PTI backed candidate Khurram Virk wins NA 115, posts picture of form 47 on X

In Wazirabad, thousands celebrate outside RO's office as all three seats go to PTI

NA 66, Wazirabad : PTI Ahmad Chatta wins

Returning Officer (RO) of NA-130, Lahore, falls 'sick'; replaced amid counting

PK 15: Independent candidate Humayun Khan won with 31 thousand 346 votes, reports Dawn

NA 47, Islamabad: PTI Shoaib Shaheen looses to PML(N)'s Tariq Fazal, reports Pakistani journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq

PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz wins NA-119 seat in Lahore with 83,855 votes

PML-N's Hanif Abbasi wins NA-56 elections after securing 96,649 votes

Hanif Abbasi beat PTI-backed candidate Shahryar Riaz who secured 82,613 votes.

As per unofficial declaration, Independent candidate Khurram Shahzad Vark wins NA 115 Sheikhupura

Dawn

NA 127, Lahore: Muslim League (N) leader Atta Tarar wins, Chairman of People's Party Bilawal Bhutto Zardari stands third

Reports Dawn

NA11, Shangla: PML(N)'s Amir Muqam wins

Pakistani journalist Ihtisham Ul Haq reports

Latest Result:

Independents (some of them affiliated with PTI) – 42

PMLN – 34

PPP – 27

Others – 4

A massive public protest continues outside the RO office led by Shaukat Basra in Bahawalnagar

We were fully aware that suspension of mobile services would impact transmission of election results: Ministry of Interior, GOP wrote on X

Former president Asif Ali Zardari wins from Shaheed Benazirabad by 146,989 votes

Reported by Dawn quoting the provisional results announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan.

Pak election commission's new app faces hurdles as authorities grapple with result delays

Pakistan's election commission's much-touted new app which was supposed to help officials to quickly tabulate and transmit election results faced significant challenges on Friday as the authorities were moving at a snail's pace to announce the result of the election amid allegations of rigging. (PTI)

Celebrations, security and suspense grip Pakistan

Maryam Nawaz wins NA-119 seat from Lahore, reports Dawn

Nawaz Sharif's party says he is set to deliver 'victory speech', reports PTI

Pakistan minister defends delay in results; says internet restricted due to security reasons

Independents, mostly Khan supporters, win 47 out of 106 seats, reports GEO News

Pakistan Interior Minister says public has no idea about the threats Pakistan is facing

He defended internet restrictions in parts of Pakistan citing security reasons.

PTI-backed independents maintain narrow lead as results for half the seats announced

The Election Commission of Pakistan has now announced results for more than half (136) of the National Assembly seats, as per Al Jazeera. PTI-affiliated independent candidates have maintained their narrow lead, winning 54 constituencies.

Independents continue to maintain slender lead in a tight race

As of around 5 pm, PTI loyalists had won around 49 seats in the 266-member national assembly, against 42 for the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and 34 for the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), with just over half of constituencies called.

PML-N's Sharif family secures victory in Lahore stronghold, reports PTI

The four Sharif family members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz party have finally managed to win their National Assembly seats from their stronghold Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, in the just-concluded general elections, the results of which were declared on Friday.

3 PTI workers critically injured in Shangla, reports Dawn

Pakistani celebrities thank people for voting; confused about delay in results

As the people of Pakistan await with bated breath the results of the general elections, many celebrities took to social media to thank the people for coming out in large numbers to vote and tried to make sense of the situation unfolding following unusual delays, leading to allegations of vote rigging.

Here's the scenario after 136 seats counted

Of the 136 seats counted by 1045 GMT (4.15pm IST) from 235 contested, independent candidates backed by Khan had won 49, according to a Reuters tally of results declared by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) won 42 while the Pakistan Peoples Party of Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the son of assassinated premier Benazir Bhutto, got 34. (Reuters)

We are the largest party, Nawaz Sharif declares victory even as independents lead

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif greets his supporters at party office of Pakistan Muslim League (N) in Lahore

Nawaz Sharif hints at a coalition government says Shehbaz Sharif will talk to other parties

Former premier Nawaz Sharif on Friday urged rival political parties to join hands to form a stable coalition government to rebuild Pakistan, saying all institutions should together play a positive role in bringing the cash-strapped country out of its difficulties. (PTI)

Independents continue to lead as per the latest results on Al Jazeera

Independents (including those affiliated with PTI) – 88

PMLN – 61

PPP – 50

Others – 18

217 seats announced

US looks forward to 'timely, complete' results from Pakistan election

The United States is looking forward to "timely, complete election results" from Pakistan, reflecting the will of its people, the State Department said on Friday, after former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif claimed victory in a national vote.

Two killed in election unrest in northwest Pakistan, reports AFP

Two Pakistanis were killed Friday in a confrontation between police and followers of ex-prime minister Imran Khan, police and his party said, the first confirmed fatalities over a fractious election count.

Here's what has happened so far

The results have been slowly trickling and to everybody's surprise, independents backed by Imran Khan's PTI is leading. PML(N) and PPP are not far behind but it seems no single party will touch the majority mark. Nawaz Sharif has claimed victory even though his party remains behind the independents. Sharif has hinted at a coalition government but the overall picture still looks hazy.