Over 128M voters eligible to cast ballots to elect new government for 5 years Main contest expected to be between Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz, Pakistan People s Party, independent candidates backed by Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf party 28,626 candidates from around 150 political parties are vying.
Tough contest is expected between three mainstream political parties: Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz, Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf and Pakistan People’s Party A party needs to win 169 seats in the National Assembly, the 336 member lower house of Parliament, to form a government with simple.
The report citing reports by intelligence agencies and the police stated that Imran Khan faces life threats, according to Dawn's report. It further added, "It has been informed that the PTI chairman faces security risks of a serious scale."
The charge is related to a classified cable sent to Islamabad by Pakistan's ambassador in Washington early last year, which former Pakistan PM Imran Khan is accused of making public.