Allies of Ex-Pakistani PM Khan Lead in Final Election Count

Supporters of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party block Peshawar to Islamabad highway as they protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election results, in Peshawar on Feb. 11, 2024.

Pakistan’s much-awaited election vote count concluded Sunday, with jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's allies winning the most National Assembly seats but not enough to form a simple majority. The Election Commission website showed a group of independent candidates, almost all nominated by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, or PTI, claiming 101 seats in the 266-member legislative lower house of parliament. They were followed by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, or PML-N, led by another former prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. It won 75 seats and became the largest single parliamentary party, because PTI-backed independent candidates ran as individuals.