Pakistan New Government Formation: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) finally reached an agreement on Tuesday (20 February 2024) after several days of talks for the formation of a new coalition government in Pakistan. Party leaders have shared information in this regard.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari announced in a joint press conference late on Tuesday that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chairman Shehbaz Sharif will again assume the role of Prime Minister, while PPP co- President Asif Zardari will be the next President of the country.
Now we are in a position to form a government
Geo News quoted Bhutto-Zardari as saying, “PPP and PML-N have achieved the required numbers and (now) we are in a position to form the government.” Amid a lot of uncertainty after the elections, PPP and PML-N Top NCP leaders confirmed that they were joining forces to form a government once again “in the best interest of the country”.
Who gets how many seats in Pakistan?
Independent candidates have won 93 National Assembly seats in the elections. Most of these independents are supported by PTI. PML-N won 75 seats, while PPP stood third with 54 seats. Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM-P) has also agreed to support him with its 17 seats.
What did jailed Imran Khan say?
Earlier, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan was in jail. Imran Khan Criticized the country’s powerful establishment and his political opponents. He demanded that the ‘stolen’ mandate from his party should be returned. The 71-year-old cricketer-turned-politician and founder of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party has been lodged in Adiala jail since last year after being convicted in corruption cases.