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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Politics
Abid Hussain

Pakistan election: PTI joins religious parties, PPP backs rival PMLN

The PTI has announced it will not enter into any coalition with the PML-N, PPP or MQM to form a government after the February 8, 2024, general election [Sohail Shahzad/EPA]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Five days after Pakistan’s general election, two opposing parties, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), have both announced plans to form a government – with the PTI allying with religious parties and the PPP forming a coalition with rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN).

The PTI leadership on Tuesday announced that its independent candidates would try to form a federal government and one in Punjab province by joining a coalition with the minority party Majlis-e-Wahdat-Muslimeen (MWM).

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