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Pakistan election: Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari agree to form govt; all eyes on Imran Khan, says report

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Pakistan election: Shehbaz Sharif, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari agree to form govt; all eyes on Imran Khan, says report

The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) have agreed to form a coalition government at the Centre and Punjab province after Shehbaz Sharif met Bilawal Bhutto and former president Asif Ali Zardari, inviting them to work together for Pakistan, Geo News reported. There has been no clear victor from the divisive elections in Pakistan as the tardy vote-counting process neared completion on Saturday, indicating that the elusive political stability for the cash-strapped India’s neighbour may still be a distant dream.

The general elections were held on Thursday and the counting began soon after the polling ended at 5 pm with the hope that the majority of 265 contested seats would be available by Friday morning.

Former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, brother of PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, met the PPP top leaders at the residence of caretaker Punjab chief minister Mohsin Naqvi, Geo News reported. Party sources told the news portal that Shehbaz Sharif discussed the future government formation with Zardari and also conveyed Nawaz Sharif’s message. During the 45-minute meeting, Shehbaz Sharif asked Bilawal Bhutto and his father Asif Ali Zardari to sit with the PML-N leadership for political and economic stability in Pakistan.

The sources claimed that both PPP leaders have agreed to form a government in Punjab and at the Centre and both the parties will present their views in the next meeting and finalise all matters regarding the power-sharing formula as to who will assume which office and where with mutual consultation, the report added.

Earlier on Friday, Nawaz Sharif announced his intention to form a united government with the help of his former allies – PPP, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) after none of the contesting parties could secure a comfortable majority.

The army-backed PML-N took 71 and the PPP snapped up 53 – with minor parties taking the rest and 15 of the elected 266-seat National Assembly still to be announced.

Meanwhile, Nawaz Sharif claimed the PML-N’s “victory” the in general election in the backdrop of a precarious economy and the political crisis unleashed by Imran Khan’s ouster from power.

In a charged speech in Lahore’s Model Town, Nawaz Sharif said, “I have tasked Shehbaz Sharif to meet Fazlur Rehman, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui, and Asif Ali Zardari today.”

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He added that his brother, Shehbaz Sharif, and Ishaq Dar would hold meetings as part of the outreach efforts.

Respecting the mandate of all parties and independent candidates, Nawaz Sharif hinted at the formation of a ‘unity government.’

Despite the trends not falling in their favour, PML-N leaders remained confident of forming the next government, asserting that their candidates have secured the majority of seats and are poised to take the reins of the country.

Meanwhile, an AI-generated video released Saturday by the party of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has him claiming victory in the country’s election.

Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defied a months-long crackdown that crippled campaigning and forced candidates to run as independents in Thursday’s vote, but their showing stunned observers. A slow counting process showed independents had won at least 99 seats — 88 of them loyal to Imran Khan – by Saturday morning.

Also Read: Pakistan Elections 2024: Rigging Allegations Surface Amid Claims of Vote Rejection and Ballot Stuffing

Final Thought

The later political improvements in Pakistan, stamped by the assertion between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan People Groups Party (PPP) to make an amalgamation government, speak to a critical step towards tending to the country’s requirement for political and financial solidness. Despite the challenged race coming about and the progressing vote-counting preparation, the move by Shehbaz Sharif and Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to collaborate underscores a concerted exertion to explore Pakistan through its current challenges. With all eyes on Imran Khan and his party’s reaction to these advancements, the scene of Pakistani legislative issues remains profoundly energetic, with the potential to assist unions and political techniques to develop within the journey for administration and solidness.

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Former Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely Joins BJP

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Former Delhi Congress Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely Joins BJP

Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday after resigning from his position as leader of the Delhi Congress due to the party’s partnership with the Aam Aadmi Party. The step was conducted after Lovely made it clear that he was resigning from the party post and not the party itself. Lovely expressed disapproval of Kanhaiya Kumar of North East Delhi and Udit Raj of North West Delhi in his resignation letter, which was submitted last week. They were complete strangers to the Delhi Congress, he claimed. He made it clear that he was quitting to get a ticket.

“We have got an opportunity to serve the country and Delhi at a time when we were lost,” he remarked a week after joining the BJP. Five of us leaders joined the BJP today. We’ll take any necessary action to save Delhi from the predicament that has developed over the past few years. The resignation of Arvinder Singh from the position last week was a serious setback for the party in the capital. “It’s false to say that I was upset about how the tickets were distributed. That is not how things are. “You all know that I held a press conference three days ago to introduce the candidates,” Lovely remarked upon his resignation. “I have only resigned as chief of the Delhi Congress; I am not entering any political party.”

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In his resignation letter to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lovely stated, “The Delhi Congress unit was against an alliance with a party which was formed on the sole basis of levelling false, half of the party’s cabinet ministers are currently incarcerated on corruption accusations that were made up and falsely brought against the Congress party.” In spite of this, the Congress party decided to form an alliance with the AAP in Delhi. We honored the party’s ultimate decision. Even though it went against my stance on the subject, I even went so far as to visit Mr. (Arvind) Kejriwal’s home the night before he was arrested, together with Mr. Subash Chopra and Mr. Sandeep Dikshit,” he stated.

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Pakistan’s Preference for Congress ‘Shehzada’ as PM: Modi Critique and Priyanka’s Response

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Pakistan’s Preference for Congress ‘Shehzada’ as PM: Modi Critique and Priyanka’s Response

Previous Congress administrations’ handling of Pakistani terrorism drew criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an attempt to bring about peace, he claimed that previous governments had written “love letters” to Pakistan, only to get more terrorists in return. He added that although “strong India only wants a strong government now,” Pakistani leaders wanted Congressman Rahul Gandhi to take over as prime minister of India following the elections.

Terrorists used to slaughter innocent people at will, and the administration used to send love letters to Pakistan. However, Pakistan responded to letters by sending additional terrorists. However, I said enough is enough; the new India of today won’t provide the dossier using the power of your single vote. “Ghar mein ghus ke maarta hai,” the prime minister declared during an election rally in Palamu, Jharkhand. This is New India. People from Jharkhand and Bihar used to travel to guard our country’s borders and give their lives doing so. It was a monthly event. The PM remarked, “Coward governments of Congress used to cry about it in the whole world.”

PM Modi stated that Pakistan was shaken by the surgical and Balakot strikes and is now calling for assistance from all around the world and yelling, “Bachao, Bachao (help).” Pakistani leaders are hoping Shehzada of the Congress Party takes over as prime minister. However, a powerful India now wants just a powerful government,” he continued. On Saturday, Fawad Chaudhry, a former minister of Pakistan, once again commended Rahul Gandhi for his “socialist ideology.”

Also Read: BJP leader mocks KL Sharma’s Amethi nomination as “Rahul Gandhi’s peon”

‘People around Narendra Modi are afraid of him’: Priyanka Gandhi

Priyanka Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, referred to Prime Minister Modi as the “emperor who lives in a palace” earlier on Saturday. PM Modi gives my brother Prince a call. I’d like to share with you that my brother traveled 4,000 kilometers on foot, spoke with locals, and inquired about their concerns. But Emperor Narendra Modi lives in palaces. At an electoral rally in Banaskatha, Gujarat, she asked, “How will he be able to understand the helplessness of farmers and women?” “Power is all around Narendra Modi. He makes others around him fearful. Nobody converses with him. She said, “Even when someone raises their voice, that sound is suppressed.

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BJP leader mocks KL Sharma’s Amethi nomination as “Rahul Gandhi’s peon”

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BJP leader mocks KL Sharma’s Amethi nomination as “Rahul Gandhi’s peon”

BJP leader Dinesh Pratap Singh on Saturday took a burrow at Congress pioneer Rahul Gandhi over handling Kishori Lal Sharma as the party’s Amethi candidate, saying the last mentioned has sent his “peon” to challenge the BJP’s Smriti Irani. “Does Rahul Gandhi truly need to win Amethi and Raebareli? If he truly needed to win Amethi, why would he grant a Lok Sabha ticket to his peon from Amethi? Rahul Gandhi will lose both Raebareli and Amethi seats. He (Rahul Gandhi) has run absent from Amethi, and I accept he will not inquire for votes.

There is Smriti Irani, who, fair like a family, gave adore and regard to Amethi,” Singh, who is the BJP’s candidate from Rae Bareli, said, as cited by ANI. The BJP pioneer encouraged that at whatever point the Gandhi family utilized to visit Amethi or Rae Bareli, there utilized to be “ropes tied to partition the individuals, and in between the ropes, the Gandhi family passed by waving their hands.” “But, presently, the people’s hold-up of centuries of cherish and warmth is being satisfied, and relations are building up. The portion of the family is Dinesh Pratap Singh and Smriti Irani, not the Gandhi family,” he added.

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KL Sharma, a confidant of the Gandhi family and the point person in Rae Bareli and Amethi for all things connected to the Gandhis will go head-to-head against union servant Smriti Irani in Amethi for the Lok Sabha elections. Singh, who is challenging Rahul Gandhi in Rae Bareli, too took a burrow at Sonia Gandhi, saying that she cleared out Rae Bareli “out of fear.” “Sonia Gandhi cleared out Raebareli in fear that if she loses, she will have to take off the ‘das Janpath’. Rahul Gandhi came, recorded an assignment, and cleared out for Delhi. Dinesh Pratap Singh, after recording his designation, has begun moving in the boulevards of the towns of Raebareli,” he said. Both Amethi and Rae Bareli will vote in the fifth stage of the Lok Sabha surveys on May 20. The comings and goings will be announced on June 4.

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