Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
Coverage of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in the Nexus archive.
- PPP supporters block Karakoram Highway in Chilas, allege ‘illegal’ GBA-16 election result
PPP supporters blocked the Karakoram Highway in Chilas to protest the declared victory of independent candidate Imam Malik in the GBA-16 Diamer-II election, alleging the process violated legal procedures. The protest disrupted traffic between Gilgit-Baltistan and other parts of Pakistan, with claims that the Election Commission failed to issue official results and counted postal votes improperly.
- PPP secures 11 seats as GB election chief decides remaining election petitions
Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Election Commissioner Raja Shahbaz Khan announced decisions on three pending election petitions, awarding the PPP 11 seats. The PML-N secured six seats, independent candidates (now aligned with IPP) won four, PTI-backed candidates two, and MWM one. The HRCP expressed concerns over abrupt changes to re-polling decisions and electoral process integrity.
- Four independents join Aleem Khan’s Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party in Gilgit-Baltistan
Four independent candidates elected in Gilgit-Baltistan joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) after meeting with party president Abdul Aleem Khan. The IPP, which fielded 16 candidates in the recent elections without winning any seats, now has four assembly members who could influence government formation. PPP and PML-N are negotiating government formation, with PPP holding 11 seats and PML-N six.