Pakistan's two main political parties that joined forces to oust Imran Khan as prime minister in 2022 said they would form a new coalition to rule the country, after an election last week failed to produce a decisive winner. With the army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) short of votes to win a ruling majority, it said it was partnering with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) as well as a handful of smaller parties to form the next government. Loyalists of Khan, jailed on corruption charges, won the most seats as independent candidates in last week's election.
Pakistan Parties Agree On Coalition Excluding Former PM Khan
Supporters of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party block a highway as they protest against the election results in Peshawar on February 12.