Latest News

  • Home
  • Global
  • Zero seats for Hafiz Saeed's party as Pakistan election results pour in
Zero seats for Hafiz Saeed's party as Pakistan election results pour in
Thursday, July 26, 2018 IST
Zero seats for Hafiz Saeed

Allaha-u-Akbar Tehreek, a little-known Pakistani political party that was co-opted by 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed, is unlikely to win a single seat in Pakistan, where former cricketer Imran Khan as emerged as the favourite to become the next prime minister.

 
 

Saeed's Milli Muslim League, which was denied registration as a political party, had fielded 265 candidates -- 80 on National Assembly (NA) and 185 on provincial assembly seats -- in the Pakistan general election, results for which are still pouring in.
 
The candidates were fielded under the banner of Allaha-u-Akbar Tehreek (AAT), a dormant political party that was already registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan, after the Milli Muslim League (MML) was denied recognition as a political party.
 
AAT candidates have failed to win or even take leads in any of the seats on which they contested.
 
 
Results for the Pakistani general election, voting for which was held on July 25 amid widespread allegations of rigging, are still coming in (follow live updates).
 
Though no party has a majority so far, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) has emerged as the single-largest in the National Assembly.
 
If the trends hold, PTI chief and Pakistan's swashbuckling former cricket captain Imran Khan will likely become the next prime minister of the country. Khan is widely seen to enjoy the support of Pakistan's all-powerful military, a claim denied by Rawalpindi.
 
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) has accused the Pakistani army of actively interfering in the election process to tilt the scales in Khan's favour.
 
The party, which won a landslide in the previous election, has also said that it "rejects" the election results over allegations of rigging and complaints that soldiers stationed in polling stations had thrown out poll monitors from political parties during the counting.
 
"We totally reject this result," former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif's brother and the chief of PML-N Shehbaz, said. "It is a big shock to Pakistan's democratic process."

 
 
 
 
 

Related Topics

 
 
 

Trending News & Articles

 Article
'Worse than prison': A rare look inside China's detention camps to 'brainwash' Muslims

ALMATY: Hour upon hour, day upon day, Omir Bekali and other detainees in far western China's new indoctrination camps had to disavow the...

Recently posted . 194K views . 1 min read
 

 Article
What The Shape Of Your Belly Button Says About Your Health

If you have payed attention to the belly buttons of people on the beach or the members of your family, you have probably noticed that they have different shapes and...

Recently posted . 8K views . 2 min read
 

 Article
Top 10 Horrifying Acts of Chemical Warfare and Gas Attacks

In this age of terror, there might be nothing more terrifying than the thought of an attack carried out with chemical weapons. We’ve all heard the horrific ...

Recently posted . 3K views . 4 min read
 

 Article
Top 10 Best Gym Equipment Brands in India 2018

Body fitness is one thing that everyone wants to maintain irrespective of age. Going to the gym and doing some great exercise always helps to maintain your body fit...

Recently posted . 3K views . 2 min read
 

 
 

More in Global

 Article
10 Main Differences Between The Habits Of Rich & Poor People

10 Main Differences Between The Habits Of Rich & Poor People

Recently posted. 517 views . 0 min read
 

 Article
Mystery Chinese virus: How worried should we be?

A mystery virus - previously unknown to science - is causing severe lung disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan.   More than 50 p...

Recently posted. 627 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Amazing View Of The 'Ram Setu' And More Stunning Images Of South India Taken From Outer Space

In his bid to spend 500+ days in space, International Space Station (ISS) Commander Scott Kelly is taking stunning photos everyday. Yesterday, he showed us the Sout...

Recently posted. 663 views . 1 min read
 

 Article
Constantly Complaining Is Terrible For Your Health

The ‘Complaint Restraint Project’ – Doesn’t it sound like something straight from a Kurt Vonnegut book? Well, it was an absurd project but w...

Recently posted. 689 views . 4 min read
 

 Article
Nestlé cautions against counterfeit Maggi

The company urges buyers to double-check the logo on the pack to ensure it's not fake Maggi.

Recently posted. 820 views . 0 min read
 

 
 
 

   Prashnavali

  Thought of the Day

Don’t be afraid to give up the good and go for great.
Anonymous

Be the first one to comment on this story

Close
Post Comment
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST
Shibu Chandran
2 hours ago

Serving political interests in another person's illness is the lowest form of human value. A 70+ y old lady has cancer.

November 28, 2016 05:00 IST


ads
Back To Top