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Pakistan was locked in a close election race on Wednesday, pitting to form cricket captain Imran Khan against the party of jailed ex-Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a process marred by suicide bomb that killed 31 people near a polling station. [19659002TheelectionoutcomecouldleadtoaweakcoalitiongovernmentatatimewhenitisurgentlyneededintheinternationalmonetarycrisisHereareliveupdatesontheelectionresults:
Bilawal Bhutto complains about delay in Karachi result
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto, who contested from a seat in Karachi, calls delay in result 'outrageous' [19659006] It's now past midnight and I am not contesting my myself. My candidate polling agents have been thrown out of polling stations across the country. Inexcusable & Outrageous.
– BilawalBhuttoZardari (@BBhuttoZardari) July 25, 2018
Party loses over Karachi grip
The Muttahida Qaumi Movement appears to be losing its grip over Karachi, Pakistan's financial capital. The MQM, which claims to represent the Urdu-speaking population of Karachi, was leading on six of the 21 seats by Wednesday midnight.
Shahbaz Sharif rejects the result
PML-N leader Shahbaz Sharif addressed to a press conference in Lahore. "It's such a blatant rigging that everyone has started crying. Today they have done so Pakistan back 30 years … We reject this result, "he said.
Imran Khan's party leads in 107 seats
Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was ahead in 70 seats. The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) to form President Asif Ali Zardari was leading in 39 seats, reports Press Trust of India from Islamabad.
Imran Khan supporters celebrate
The Dawn newspaper reports Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporters have started celebrations across the country. His hand rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and other parties allegedly voting fraud in the elections.
No clear majority
A Reuters report says results are likely to be known by around 2am (2.30am IST). Neither Imran Khan nor prime minister Nawaz Sharif's party appeared in the National Assembly
Imran Khan's security tightened
Pakistan's cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan's security was stepped Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a member of the United States of America.
PTI consolidates lead Punjab
PTI leading in 66 Punjab seats, PML-N in 52, reports The Express Tribune
PPP leads in Umerkot II
PS-52 (Umerkot-II): PPP's Syed Ali Mardan Shah leads with 17,053 votes against GDA candidate Arbab Ghulam Rahim's 4,850.
PTI leads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
PTI leading across 17 seats in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Awami National Party in six, reports The Express Tribune
PPP leads in two Umerkot seats
PS -51 (Umerkot-I): PPP's Ghulam Mustafa secures 22,021 votes against GDA's Faqir Jadam Mangrio with 9,089 votes.
PS-4 (Kashmore-I): Unofficial results of 50 polling stations show Abdul Rauf Khosa of PPP securing 14,920 votes against Ghalib Hussain Domki of PTI who received 7,007 votes till now.
Abbasi Trails
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, PML-N candidate and train Pakistan PM second with 4,677 votes in NA-57. PTI's Sadaqat Abbasi is leading with 6,394 votes, Samaa TV reports, citing unofficial results.
PTI leads in Faisalabad seat
NA-110: PTI's Raja Riaz leads NA-110 Faisalabad-10 polls with 6,984 votes. Riaz is trailed by PML-N's Mohammad Afzal Khan, who has so far attained 6,124 votes.
NA-15: PML-N's Murtaza Javed Abbasi leads the polls in NA-15 Abbottabad with 14,855 votes. Abbot is followed by PTI's Ali Asghar Khan, who has so far bagged 12,500 votes
PTI leads in Swat Valley seats
PTI's Saleem Rehman looks to be re-elected to his NA-3 (Swat-II), as he leads comfortably with 30,221 votes. ANP's Abdul Kareem lags behind with 10,457 votes. 71 out of 269 polling station results so much.
NA-4: PTI's Murad Saeed leads the polls in NA-4 Swat-3 with 434 votes. Saeed is followed by ANP's Salim Khan, who has so far secured 196 votes
PTI and PML-N neck and neck in Punjab province
PTI now leading across 56 seats in Punjab, PML – N in 51, reports The Express Tribune
PTI candidates surge ahead
Unofficial results from 105 NA-17 (Haripur) polling stations PTI's show Omar Ayub Khan leading with 28,749 votes. PML-N's Babar Nawaz Khan is in second with 22,120 votes.
Unofficial results from 48 NA-7 (Lower Dir II) polling stations show PTI's Muhammad Bashir Khan leading with 11,385 votes. MMA's Siraj ul Haq is in second with 6,936 votes.
Unofficial results from 190 NA-19 (Swabi II) polling stations show PTI's Muhammad Usman Khan leading with 21,000 votes. ANP's Waris Khan is in second with 15,000 votes
PTI consolidates lead
Unofficial results from 19 PP-295 (Rajanpur-III) polling station show PTI's Farooq Amanullah Dreshak leading with 8,404 votes. Independent-Jeep candidate Pervaiz Iqbal Gorchani trails with 5,179
Unoffical results from 10 PP-296 (Rajanpur IV) polling station show PTI's Mr.Tariq Dreshak leading with 3,439 votes. Independent candidate Masood Akhtar trails with 2,200 votes.
Unofficial results from 10 PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) polling station show PTI's Dosti Muhammad Mazari leading with 4,135 votes. PML-N's Sardar Atif Mazari Trails with 3,574.
PML-N Leads from Swat Valley Seat
Unofficial results from 33 NA-2 (Swat-I) polling stations show PML-N's Ameer Muqam leading with 9,340 votes. PTI's Haider Ali Khan Trails with 7,031 votes.
Unofficial results from 18 PB-19 (Pishin-II) polling stations show MMAP candidate Asgher Ali Tareen leading with 3,385 votes. PkMAP's Ghulam Mustafa Tareen Trails with 2,506
Other candidates win in pockets
ANP's Hidayatullah Chamkani leads with 1,932 votes in 13 PK-76 (Peshawar-XI) polling stations.
DI Khan-I: Ehtsham Javed leads with 10,493 votes.
Unofficial results from five PB-10 (Dera Bugti) polling stations show JWP candidate Gauram Bugti leading with 1,072 votes. BAP's Sarfaraz Bugti Trails with 307.
PS -26 (Khairpur-I): PPP's Qaim Ali Shah Garners with 11,977 against GDA's Abdul Ghaffar Shaikh with 5,097 votes.
PPP leads from Tando Muhammad Khan
Unofficial results from 64 NA-228 (Tando Muhammad Khan) polling stations show PPP's Syed Naveed Qamar leading with 21,573 votes. GDA's Mir Ali Nawaz Talpur is in second with 8,684 votes.
Unofficial results from 30 NA-144 (Okara-IV) polling stations show Independent candidate Manzoor Ahmad Watt leading with 14,295 votes. PML-N's M Moeen Wattage with 9670 votes
PML-N leads from Narowal seat
NA-78: PML-N's Ahsan Iqbal leads the polls in NA-78 Narowal-2 with 30,998 votes. Iqbal is followed by Abrarul Haq, who has so far secured 13,755 votes, reports Geo TV.
Imran Khan leads from Lahore seat
NA-131: PTI chairman Imran Khan leads the polls NA-131 Lahore with 726 votes. Khan is trailed by PML-N heavyweight Khawaja Saad Rafique, who has so far attained 196 votes, reports Geo TV.
Unofficial results from 50 PP-286 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) polling station PTI's show Usman Ahmad Buzdar leading with 12,710 votes. Independent candidate Nizamul Mehmood with 3,212 votes, reports The Express Tribune
PML-N closed gap in Punjab province
PTI leading across 54 seats in Punjab, PML-N in 43. [19659086] 10:12 pm IST
Minor gains for hardline candidates
Unofficial results from one PB-39 (Khuzdar-II) polling station show MMAP candidate Mir Yunus Aziz Zehri leading with 129 votes. NP's Sardar M Aslam Bizenjo Trails with 87.
Unofficial results from one PB-39 (Awaran-cum-Panjgur) polling station shows BNP-A candidate Asadullah Baloch leading with 178 votes. BAP's Abdul Qadoos Bizenjo Trails with 15.
Unofficial results from PS-I (Jacobabad-I) PTI's show candidate Muhammad Qasim leading with 10,860 votes. PPP's Aurangzaib Panhwar Trails with 4,330.
PPP leads in Multan seat
NA-158: PPP's Yousuf Raza Gilani leads the polls in NA-158 Multan-5 with 5,200 votes. Gilani is trailed by PTI's Mohammad Ibrahim, who has so far attained 3,996 votes.
NA-114: Independent candidate Ali Shah Iftikhar leads NA-114 Jhang-1 polls with 4,695 votes, followed by PPP's Faisal Hayat Saleh, who has so far bagged 3,038 votes.
PTI leaves Oppn far behind
According to ARY News, PTI is leading in 90 seats, PML-N in 52, PPP in 30, Independents 20, MMA 11 and MQM 5.
Other outfits score in pockets
Unofficial results from PS-125 (Central Karachi-III) show MQM's Abdul Haseeb leading with 241 votes. MMAP's Abdul Baqi Trails with 239 votes
PTI Ali Haider Zaidi currently leading NA-244 (Karachi East-III) with 2,183 votes. PML-N leader and former finance minister Miftah Ismail trailing with a mother 434 votes. Unofficial results from 9 polling stations
PTI ahead in Peshawar
Unverified results show close contest between PTI's Jamshiduddin (1,015) and PML-N's Ikhtiar Wali (967) in PK-63 (Nowshera -III)
Unofficially, PTI leads in PK-73 (Peshawar VIII) and PK-77 (Peshawar XI).
PML-N put up a spirited fight
Unofficial results from two PP-279 (Muzaffargarh-XII) polling station show PTI Ashraf Khan Rind leading with 766 votes. PML-N's Malik Ahmed Yar Hanjra with 362 votes.
Unofficial results from five PP-249 (Bahawalpur) polling stations show PML's Ehsanul Haque leading with 3,432 votes. PML-N's Khalid Mehmood Jagga Trails with 3,138 votes.
Unofficial results from the PP-282 (Layyah III) polling station show independent candidate Muhammad Tahir 1,986 votes. PML-N's Muhammad Riaz Trails with 806 votes.
Mixed results in certain pockets
Former provincial home minister Sohail Anwar Siyal leads with 3,835 to GDA Akbar Hussain Rashdi '1,312 in PS-12 ( Larkhana-III)
PS-104 (Karachi-VI) close contest between Mansoor and Ahmed Shaikh of PTI at 202 votes against Saeed Ghani with 181.
According to unofficial results, Ali Ghar's Gohar Mahar leads across three provincial seats (PS-19, 20, 22).
PML-N put on a good show in pockets
Unofficial results from one PP-257 (Rahim Yar Khan III) polling station show PML -N's Muhammad Islam Aslam leading with 232 votes. PTI's Masood Ahmed Trails with 167 votes.
Unofficial results from 12 PP-239 (Bahawalnagar) polling stations show PML-N's Rana Abdul Rauf leading with 3,811 votes. PTI's Ehteshamul Haq Laleka Trails with 2,012 votes.
Unofficial results from one PP-268 (Muzaffargarh-I) polling station independent candidate Rana Aurang Zaib leading with 198 votes. Independent candidate Jaffer Muzamil Trails with 172 votes
PTI surges ahead
Unofficial results from five polling stations in PP-197 (Sahiwal II) PML-N's show Malik Nadeem Kamran leading with 1,120 votes . PTI's Sheikh Chauhan trailing with 710.
KP Assembly: Unofficial results from seven polling stations show PTI candidate leading in PK-21
PML-N's Aurangzeb Nalaotha gains 267 votes against PTI's Nabi Waqar in PK-37 in unofficial results from a polling station
PTI leads in 85 seats, PML-N in 50
Unofficial and unverified results show PTI leading in more than 85 NA constituencies while PML-N is ahead of more than 50 seats, reports The Express Tribune
BNP's Mengal leads
Unofficial results from 11 NA-269 (Khuzdar) polling stations show Balochistan Nationalist Party's Akhtar Mengal with 2,560 votes. BAP's Khalid Bizenjo is in second place with 790 votes. Akhtar Jan Mengal has just declared the strongest candidate after his party formed an alliance with JUI-F in Khuzdar
PTI just ahead in Karachi seat
NA-244: PTI Ali Zaidi leads with 280 votes in NA-244 Karachi, while PML-N's Miftah Ismail trails behind with 116 votes, reports Geo TV.
PTI scrapes ahead in Lahore seat
Unofficial and unverified results show a neck and PTI's competition Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhry with 29,592 votes and PML-N's Pervaiz Malik with 28,550 votes in NA-133 (Lahore-XI), reports The Express Tribune
Bilawal Bhutto widens gap
Unofficial results from 18 NA-200 (Larkana I) polling stations show PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari leading with 5,218 votes. MMA's Rashid Mehmood Soomro Trails with 2,671 votes, reports The Express Tribune
Shehbaz Sharif leads
Unofficial results from 41 NA-249 (Karachi West-II) polling stations show PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif leading with 4,230 votes. PTI's Faisal Vawda Trails with 3,011 votes, reports The Express Tribune
PTI leads in Punjab
PTI leading across 45 Punjab seats, PML-N in 32, reports The Express Tribune. [19659147] 9:30 pm IST
Bilawal, father Asif Zardari leads
NA-246: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto leads with 1,155 votes in NA-246 Karachi, he is followed by PTI candidate Shakoor Shad with 765 votes.
NA-213: PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari leads with 2,022 votes in NA-213 Sujawal, while candidate GDA Sardar Sher Rind follows with 1,043 votes.
NA-189: PTI's Sheraz Mahmood leads with 4,830 votes in NA-189 DG Khan polls. Independent candidate Mir Badshah is second in the race so far, with 2,476 votes.
NA-35: MMA candidate Akram Khan Durrani leads polls in NA-35 Bannu with 3,836 votes, while PTI chairman Imran Khan follows by 3,285 votes.
PTI ahead in Peshawar II
NA-28, Peshawar-II, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: PTI ahead, reports Dawn.
Arbab Amir Ayub (PTI): 6,815 votes
Shafi Akbar (ANP): 1,127 votes
Unofficial preliminary results from: 29/247 polling stations
PTI ahead of PML-N
Imran Khan's party PTI leading on 64 seats; Nawaz Sharif's PML-N on 46.
Imran Khan, Asif Zardari lead
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari is leading with 3,461 votes in NA-213 Nawabshah. GDA's Sheer Muhammad Rind is second with 558 votes, reports Samaa TV citing unofficial results
PTI chief Imran Khan leading with 762 votes with 182 votes for PML-N's Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in NA-53 Islamabad-II, Samaa TV unofficial results
PTI ahead in Peshawar III
NA-29 Peshawar-III, PTI ahead, reports Dawn.
Nasir Khan (PTI): 3,266 votes
Naeem Jan (MMAP): 2,163 votes
Unofficial, preliminary results from: 25/213 polling stations.
PML-N surges ahead in some seats
NA-131: PML-N's Khawaja Saad Rafique leads the polls in NA-131 Lahore with 276 votes. Rafic is followed by PTI chairman Imran Khan, who has so far secured 72 votes.
NA-67: PML-N's Raja Matloob Mehdi leads the polls in NA-67 Jhelum-2 with 1056 votes. Mehdi is followed by Fawad Chaudhry, who has so far attained 457 votes
Imran Khan, Bilawal Bhutto lead
NA-200: PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto leads Zardari NA-200 Larkana polls with 420 votes. Bildering by MMA's Rashid Soomro, who has managed to gain 128 votes.
NA-95: PTI chairman Imran Khan leads polls in NA-95 Mianwali with 3291 votes, followed by PML-N's Obaidullah Khan, who has so far bagged 426 votes
Initial trends suggest no clear winner
NA-193: PTI's Sardar Jafar Laghari leads the polls NA-193 Rajanpur-1 with 4343 votes. Lagos is followed by independent candidate Sher Ali Gorchani, who has so far secured 3836 votes.
NA-248: PPP Abdul Qadir Patel leads polls in NA-248 Karachi West with 61 votes, followed by PTI Sardar Aziz, who has so far secured 50 votes.
NA-124: PML-N's Hamza Shehbaz leads in NA-124 Lahore-2 polls with 9545 votes. The sound of forming Punjab is followed by PTI's Nauman Qaisar, who has so far bagged 5221 votes.
NA-125: PML-N's Waheed Alam leads the polls in NA-125 Lahore with 2313 votes. Alam is followed by PTI's Yasmin Rashid who has so far bagged 673 votes
PML-N gives up a spirited fight
NA-128: PML-N's Rohail Asghar leads in NA-128 election with 88 votes, followed by PTI's Ahmed Aijaz with 41 votes.
NA-78: PML-N's Ahsan Iqbal leads the polls in NA-78 Narowal-2 with 313 votes. Iqbal is followed by Abrarul Haq, who has so far secured 103 votes.
NA-115: PTI's Ghulam Bibi Bhirwana leads NA-115 Jhang-2 polls with 71 votes. Mohammad Ahmed, who has so far secured 50 votes.
PTI and PPP neck and neck and many places
NA-96: PTI 's Amjad Ali Khan leads the polls in NA-96 Mianwali with 1177 votes, followed by PML-N's Mohammad Humair Hayat Khan, who has so far bagged 342 votes.
NA-206: PPP's Khursheed Shah leads with 627 votes NA-206 SUKKUR-1, followed by PTI's Tahir Hussain with 40 votes.
NA-208: PPP's Nafisa Shah leads with 438 votes in NA-208 Khairpur-1. GDA's Ghaus Ali Shah follows Shah with 67 votes
PTI ahead in Islamabad I
NA-52 Islamabad-I, PTI ahead, reports Dawn.
Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz (PTI ): 7,278 votes
Tariq Fazal Chaudhry (PML-N): 2,496 votes Unofficial, preliminary results from: 28/245 polling stations
PML-N ahead in Gujranwala III [19659005] NA-81 Gujranwal-III, Punjab: PML-N ahead, reports Dawn.
Khurram Dastgir Khan (PML-N): 17,871
Chaudhry Mohammad Siddicus (PTI): 13,213
Unofficial, preliminary results from: 55/309
PTI ahead in Gujranwala II
NA-80 Gujranwala-II, PTI ahead, reports Dawn.
Tariq Mehmood (PTI): 15,980 votes
Chaudhry Mehmood Bashir Virk (PML-N): 13,780 votes Unofficial, preliminary results from: 50/277 polling stations
PML-N in Gujranwala I
NA-79 Gujranwala -I, PML-N ahead, reports Dawn.
Nisar Ahmed Cheema (PML-N): 618 votes
Muhammad Ahmed Chattha (PTI): 587 votes
Dwan reports from 136/351 polling stations
PTI leads in Mianwali
NA-96 Mianwali-II, PTI ahead
Amjid Ali Khan (PTI): 47,320 votes
Muhammad Humair Hayat (PML-N): 9,647 votes
Dawn reports in 87/355 polling stations.
PML-N ahead in Gujranwala IV
NA-82 Gujranwala-IV, PML-N ahead
Usman Ibrahim (PML-N): 15,510 votes
Ali Ashraf ( PTI): 13,433 votes
Unofficial, preliminary results from 50/283 polling stations, reports Dawn.
Imran Khan takes early lead
As local media reports, Imran Khan's PTI leads across 26 Punjab seats, PML-N in 19.
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