VOTE-RIGGING claims and technical failures have delayed the results of an already controversial Pakistan General Election 2018 - but are all the votes counted yet and what are the final results?
Results continue to be delayed almost 24 hours after polls closed, forcing the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary Babar Yaqoob to issue a response to reporters.
He said: "There's no conspiracy, nor any pressure in delay of the results. The delay is being caused because the result transmission system has collapsed."
Former cricket champion Imran Khan, 65, is currently on course to become the country’s next prime minister with his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) party.
Based on 49 percent of counted votes from polling stations, PTI are leading the provisional results with 119 seats.
Opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, led by the brother of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, says it does not recognise the results after winning 61 seats.
Chief Election Commissioner Sardar
Mohammad Raza has denied the accusations saying “elections were 100
percent transparent and fair", but could not set an exact deadline when
the full results would be released.
But unofficial results, according to Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, show PTI enjoy a clear lead.
His supporters have taken this as a sign of his win, cheering and waving flags on the streets in Karachi and Lahore.
Mr Khan’s spokesman Naeemul Hague tweeted his leader will “address the nation” at 2pm local time (10am BST) “in celebration and recognition of the massive support received from the people of Pakistan in the 2018 elections which was a contest between the forces of good and evil”.
But unofficial results, according to Pakistan’s Dawn newspaper, show PTI enjoy a clear lead.
His supporters have taken this as a sign of his win, cheering and waving flags on the streets in Karachi and Lahore.
Mr Khan’s spokesman Naeemul Hague tweeted his leader will “address the nation” at 2pm local time (10am BST) “in celebration and recognition of the massive support received from the people of Pakistan in the 2018 elections which was a contest between the forces of good and evil”.
Jemima Goldsmith has also tweeted:
Why is the election so controversial?
The election is historic as it is the second time in Pakistan’s 71-year history a civilian government has been handed power.
Mr Khan has been running on a populist vote to increase standards for millions of impoverished Muslims.
The nation of 208 million people has illiteracy rates in excess of 40 percent.
Socialite Mr Khan has continually denied he has the backing of the military, which influences heavily from the sidelines.
Even if he fails to secure an outright majority, he is likely to easily form a coalition with Benazir Bhutto, 29, and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
The nation of 208 million people has illiteracy rates in excess of 40 percent.
Socialite Mr Khan has continually denied he has the backing of the military, which influences heavily from the sidelines.
Even if he fails to secure an outright majority, he is likely to easily form a coalition with Benazir Bhutto, 29, and the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP).
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