Imran Khan may take oath publicly at D-Chowk, says PTI spokesman

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s future prime minister Imran Khan is likely to take oath at D-Chowk in the federal capital following his landslide victory in the 2018 General Elections, his party’s spokesperson said on Sunday.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeemul Haq said in a tweet that Imran Khan has expressed the desire to take oath in a public place and not the President House.

“Imran Khan would prefer a peoples ceremony of oath-taking where thousands can watch him take the oath as PM of Pakistan. Perhaps D Chowk area may be the right place to do it. Let’s hope so. Will keep on updating on this,” he wrote on Twitter.

https://twitter.com/naeemul_haque/status/1023347275643412480

In 2014, the PTI held its 126-day long sit-in at D-Chowk against the rigging in 2013 general elections.

Other options like the parade ground in Islamabad are also on the table. Naeem ul Haque alaso announced yesterday that Imran Khan will take oath before 14th August.

The PTI scooped up 16.86 million votes in a better-than-expected performance in the General Elections 2018, trouncing the party of jailed former premier Nawaz Sharif, which finished second with 12.89 million votes in the general elections 2018 that were held on Wednesday.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/imran-khan-to-take-oath-as-pakistan-prime-minister-on-august-14-says-pti-spokesperson/

PTI’s 116 seats put Imran Khan short of the 21 required for an assembly majority, meaning he is likely to need a multi-party coalition with religious parties and independents to form a government. Meanwhile, the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) have bagged 64 and 43 seats respectively.

A party is required to get at least 137 of the 272 general seats of the National Assembly to form the government. If a party manages to get 137 seats in the general elections, it can easily surpass the magical number of 172 with the inclusion of the members to be elected on the seats reserved for women and minorities.

Without the required majority, the PTI is relying on independents as well as parties, like the PML-Q, Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) in addition to its natural ally, Sheikh Rasheed.

There are also reports of a possible alliance with MQM-Pakistan (MQM-P) which has six seats in the house. PTI won’t find allies in PPP and PTI because of the bitter rivalry.

https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/pml-n-reaches-out-pml-q-for-support-to-form-government-in-punjab/

On Thursday, 65-year-old former cricket star addressed the nation and had said: “We were successful and we were given a mandate,” adding in a conciliatory note that there would be “no political victimisation” of his opponents in the future.

At least 12,570 candidates contested for 577 provincial and 272 national assemblies in Wednesday’s polls. Other than the independent candidates, there are as many as 106 political parties whose candidates faced off others in their respective constituencies.