The latest news from Pakistan’s election shows that independent candidates supported by Imran Khan’s PTI party are winning.
Independents won 101 seats in the National Assembly. BBC found that 93 of the candidates who won the election were supported by PTI.
This means they have more seats than ex-PM Nawaz Sharif’s party, who won 75 seats. It is not clear who will be the next government.
As the argument continues, independent candidates who lost have filed many court cases accusing vote cheating.
Both the PTI and Mr. Sharif’s PMLN want to be the next government, even though PTI was not allowed to participate in the election.
The result was unexpected because people thought Mr Sharif’s party, which is backed by the powerful military, would win. They believed this because Mr Khan had been jailed for various charges and his party was not allowed to be on the ballot.
To be in charge, a candidate needs to have the support of at least 169 seats in the National Assembly.
Bilawal Bhutto from the PPP, which got the third most votes, said they haven’t talked to Imran Khan’s PTI or Nawaz Sharif’s PMLN. The PMLN said that Mr Bhutto’s father had a casual meeting with Mr Sharif’s brother in Lahore.
Out of the 366 seats in the National Assembly, 266 are chosen by voting and 70 are saved for specific groups – 60 for women and 10 for non-Muslims. These seats are given to parties based on how many seats they already have in the assembly.
According to Pakistan’s rules, independent candidates cannot get reserved seats in parliament.
On Sunday, the police stopped people from going on some streets near the electoral commission building in Rawalpindi to prevent expected protests. Also, the police in Islamabad said they would do something about the people protesting.
The leader of PTI asked people to protest peacefully outside the offices of the electoral commission because they were worried about fake election results.
On Saturday, Mr Sharif asked other parties to work with him to form a government together because he is popular with the military.
Experts say Pakistan might have a long time without stable politics.
Dr Farzana Shaikh from the Chatham House think tank told the BBC that it’s unlikely for the Khan-linked independent politicians to be allowed to lead the government. Many people are worried that any alliance between Mr. Sharif and the PPP could create a weak and unstable coalition.
Six PTI-supported candidates who did not win their seats are trying to overturn the results by taking legal action in the courts.
One of the candidates is Yasmin Rashid who competed against Mr. Sharif in Lahore. The people asking for something say that there was cheating in changing the election results on some papers.
Officials from Pakistan say that nothing wrong has happened.
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Pakistani final results indicate Khan-backed candidates are leading
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Numerous deaths reported as fighting rages in Khan Younis, Gaza
Many people were killed in strong Israeli attacks in Khan Younis in Gaza. There are fights between soldiers and Hamas fighters on the ground.
The people who live here said big military machines are all around a hospital and school where lots of homeless people are staying.
Ambulances couldn’t get to the injured people because they were stuck.
Israeli soldiers have been paying special attention to Khan Younis because they believe that important Hamas leaders are hiding there.
On Sunday, the Israeli military found a hidden place underground in the city. They think about 20 Israeli hostages were kept there.
In Israel, families of hostages interrupted a meeting to ask the government to help get their loved ones back.
A family member yelled, “We won’t stop until our kids are home. ”
The US, Qatar, and Egypt are trying to help, but Hamas wants Israel to stop fighting and leave before they release the hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said no to the deal because he thinks it would be giving in to bad people and would mean that soldiers who died in war did so for no reason.
On Monday evening, the US news website Axios reported that two US officials said Israel offered a deal to Hamas. The deal included a two-month break from fighting in exchange for releasing all remaining hostages in Gaza.
Hamas fighters held about 250 people captive and killed 1,300 others in a surprise attack on southern Israel, according to Israeli officials.
The Israeli military attacked Gaza and more than 25,295 people have died, according to the health ministry in Gaza. More people are thought to have died under the collapsed buildings.
On Monday, Israeli tanks moved into the western part of Khan Younis and surrounded the city’s two main hospitals after a night of heavy bombing.
The Red Crescent in Palestine says that Israeli forces have surrounded the area where they run a hospital and their headquarters. They are worried about the safety of their staff, patients, and civilians in the area.
The place is very unsafe now. “They can hear loud bombs in the area,” said Nebal Farsakh on Al Jazeera TV. “Anyone who tries to leave or go outside is at risk of being targeted. ”
She said that PRCS ambulances were stuck and couldn’t help injured people in the area. Also, a communication problem meant that staff could only talk to each other using VHF radios.
There was smoke and gun sounds near Nasser Hospital, which is the biggest hospital still in use in Gaza.
The hospital’s surgical director in Palestinian media said they got 50 dead and over 100 injured since last night.
Gaza’s health department said many people were killed or hurt near Khan Younis on Monday. They had to bury 40 bodies at Nasser Hospital because it wasn’t safe outside.
A doctor at the hospital’s emergency department told Reuters that the hospital was facing too many patients and was in danger of collapsing.
Ahmed Abu Mustafa said it’s really hard to bring medical supplies to the hospital, and it’s hard to keep treating the patients because of the attacks on the nearby neighborhoods. He also said there are no painkillers, anaesthesia, or other medical supplies available.
A spokesperson from the health ministry said that Israeli soldiers went into the al-Khair Hospital in the al-Mawasi area, which is west of Khan Younis.
On Monday, a spokesperson from the White House National Security Council said that Israel must do everything it can to keep innocent people in Gaza hospitals safe, according to international law.
The Israeli military has not said anything yet about the reports from the three hospitals. But, it has said before that Hamas is working near medical buildings, but Hamas says it’s not true.