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Category: Election 2024

  • What does Maryam Nawaz have against anchors?

    What does Maryam Nawaz have against anchors?

    Maryam Nawaz breaks silence at 3:08AM. The night of the general election of Pakistan, PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz who is also a candidate from Lahore has retweeted a tweet by a twitter handle, Faisal Ranjha, who tweeted: This chaos is created by Suited, booted anchors sitting in cozy studios.

    She reposted the tweet at 3:08AM on Friday morning, causing an uproar on the media. Election results are still awaited as the country waits to find out who the new Prime Minister of Pakistan will be. According to the election results so far, independent candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are leading.

  • Mobile signals are restored in Karachi, not in Lahore

    Mobile signals are restored in Karachi, not in Lahore

    Senior Journalist Gharidah Farooqi wrote in her post on X (previously Twitter) that mobile signals are restored in Karachi but are still suspended in Lahore.

    It’s election night in Pakistan, but mobile signals have been suspended in Lahore for almost 20 hours. According to the election results so far, independent candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) are leading.

  • PML-N breaks silence with a tweet

    PML-N breaks silence with a tweet

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) tweeted on X (previously Twitter), saying “#Ekvarifersher.”

  • EXCLUSIVE: Where is Nawaz Sharif right now?

    EXCLUSIVE: Where is Nawaz Sharif right now?

    A source close to the Sharif family has told us that as the election results go neck to neck PML-N Chief Nawaz Sharif has left the PMLN Model Town headquarters and cancelled his ‘victory speech’.

  • Social media goes wild as independents go neck-to-neck in early results

    Social media goes wild as independents go neck-to-neck in early results

    Today is a big day in Pakistan as the country goes to vote. In 2018, PTI won and formed the government. This time, the party is fielding its candidates as independents.

    The internet is buzzing as unofficial election results show independents in a tight race, and even leading in many constituencies. The competition is so close that nobody knows who will win yet. Everyone is eagerly waiting for the final results.
    Here are some reactions on social media:

  • Geo Anchors fight it out for News Anchor Muhammad Junaid’s love

    Geo Anchors fight it out for News Anchor Muhammad Junaid’s love

    Geo News Anchors Hamid Mir and Shahzeb Khanzada are in awe of News Anchorperson Muhammad Junaid for his reporting of election results during Geo’s election transmission.


    It all started with Managing Director of GEO News, Azhar Abbas who posted on Twitter, “There is a reason why Junaid is so good in Marathons, whether it’s running or marathon transmissions (almost three hours non-stop announcing results).


    Shahzaeb Khanzada retweeted this response by writing “230 minutes and counting.. no break, no mistake, no fumble and only he knows how he manages to breathe in between.”


    Didn’t end there as Hamid Mir went a step ahead with the appreciation and tweeted, “Our marathon runner news anchor Junaid created a record by speaking non-stop on Geo News since last three hours without any fumble. He is announcing results of #Election2024 with full speed and energy.”


    Investigative Journalist Fakhar Durrani also posted an appreciation note stating “hats off to you.”

  • When will we know who is the next Prime Minister of Pakistan?

    When will we know who is the next Prime Minister of Pakistan?

    Polling is over for perhaps the most contentious elections in Pakistan’s history, and now the nation is waiting for the results for Pakistan’s general elections.

    But when will we know who their next Prime Minister will be?

    Not anytime soon, unfortunately.

    Here’s how it works. The results as yet are unofficial. Official results are being compiled by ECP and will take a while to tabulate.
    Once the votes are counted, the parliament will take oath. Then the house will hold election for Prime Minister and the candidate who has the majority of legislators behind him, he wins.

    We know that PML-N candidate for Prime Minister is Nawaz Sharif while for PPP its Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari.

    Could a dark horse become our Premier? We’ll know in a few short days.

  • “Taliban have taken over my constituency,” says Mohsin Dawar

    “Taliban have taken over my constituency,” says Mohsin Dawar

    Former Member National Assembly and Pashtun Tahafuz Movement leader Mohsin Dawar has shared via a tweet on X that “Taliban have taken over polling stations in Tappi, N. Waziristan in my constituency NA-40”.


    He went on to share that “three of our female polling agents escaped a blast in the morning. I had conveyed my concerns about the security situation in Tappi to the DRO which were ignored. ECP has to take notice.”


    NA-40 same constituency where women are being barred from voting. Journalist Iftikhar Firdous also posted that an unidentified man has been recorded, taking away an entire ballot box. Voting as resumed but women are not being allowed to vote.

  • Nawaz Sharif votes for Imran Khan’s former bestie

    Nawaz Sharif votes for Imran Khan’s former bestie

    Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif cast his vote in NA-128 Lahore.

    Nawaz Sharif voted for Imran Khan’s former bestie and Istehkam-e-Pakistan’s (IPP) leader, Aun Chaudhry.

    Aun was a member of PTI for a long time and a close associate of Khan. PMLN has supported his candidacy as Nawaz and his family have voted for Aun.

  • ‘If you don’t have internet, print your Google map’ Caretaker Information Minister’s tips on how to go vote

    ‘If you don’t have internet, print your Google map’ Caretaker Information Minister’s tips on how to go vote

    In a controversial move, the Interior Ministry of Pakistan has shut down mobile internet and phones across the country. The move was made minutes before polling stations opened Thursday morning at 8 am.

    To find out what voters could do to find out what their polling information is, since they can no longer send a text message to 8300, The Current contacted Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi.

    “A serious voter will know all the details already,” he told us on the phone, using WiFi for the call. “Serious voters find out a day before what their polling information is like I did. I messaged 8300 the night before and wrote all my information.”

    When we asked if a voter wasn’t able to before, or wasn’t a ‘serious voter’ but was still a ‘voter’ what can they do? “Well, a voter should know his constituency number. They can go to any polling station in their area and might be able to find it,” he said.

    When asked that some people can’t find their polling stations easily, and now that the internet is down, what can they do? He recommended that “for those who want to get to their polling station via Google maps, they should print the map at home and then take it and follow it. I used to do this when I was in America, and it’s very easy to do.”

    Solangi also said that people used to vote before mobiles existed and can now as well.

    But if a voter has issues finding their information, PTI is offering an alternative. You can send your ID card number to Imran Khan’s Facebook page and they will reply, with your block number, polling station. Even if you are not a PTI voter, you will still be able to get your relevant information.