Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), led by the jailed former prime minister, has announced that it will not ally with Nawaz Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz. They assert that they are capable of forming a government independently.
Following the announcement of election results by the election commission, independent candidates supported by Imran Khan’s party have secured victory in 55 out of the 139 National Assembly seats reported thus far. Meanwhile, the PML-N has obtained 43 seats. Achieving a simple majority out of the total 336 seats requires 169 seats.
PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Khan said, “We are not in contact with PPP or PML-N. Claiming that his party will win 150 seats and would be able to form the government, he said, “We are not intending to form a coalition government with PPP and PML-N. We will form the government at the Centre and Punjab.”
