Posted 2/10/2024, 3:33:35 PM
Pakistan Elections Yield Fractured Parliament; Army Chief Urges Political Unity
- Elections in Pakistan appear headed for a hung parliament, with no clear winner emerging yet
- Independent candidates backed by Imran Khan's PTI party won the most seats
- Army chief General Asim Munir called for a "unified" government and urged political leadership to "rise above self-interests"
- Nawaz Sharif, who seems to have army backing, called for a unity government
- The army chief said elections are not a "zero-sum game" and all parties should "synergize efforts" in governing