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February 21, 2024

Coalition Gov't Announced in Pakistan as Top Official Makes Stunning Admission of Election Tampering
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In Pakistan, two major parties, the Pakistan People's Party and the
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, have agreed to form a coalition following
intense negotiations. Elections earlier this month ended without any
party receiving a parliamentary majority, though ousted and jailed
former Prime Minister Imran Khan's PTI party secured the most seats in a
major upset. Another former prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, has been
named as the coalition's candidate for prime minister.

This comes as a top administrative official confessed to vote tampering
and resigned. After making the stunning admission, he expressed regret
for "stabbing the country in its back." Imran Khan's party has accused
the powerful military of rigging the vote against him.


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