ECP spokesperson says nomination papers can be submitted between August 19 and 20 while initial list of candidates will be released on August 21

Local media report Indian Opposition leader along with party leaders has been arrested during march towards Election Commission of India

Jamshed Dasti’s counsel says Election Commission has acted on a reference but lacks authority to disqualify a candidate without a court declaration

Presiding officer announces Hafiz Abdul Karim as winner with 243 votes while Opposition candidate Mehar Abdul Sattar could get 99 votes

Unofficial and unconfirmed results show that PTI clinched four of seven general seats while opposition secured remaining three

Court announces its reserved verdict on a petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) challenging the ECP’s method of allocating reserved seats

Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan says Supreme Court decision that led to Nawaz Sharif’s disqualification was not a just verdict

Justice Syed Arshad Ali questions maintainability of petition, suggesting that matter should first be taken to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)

In majority 7–5 ruling, Supreme Court accepts review petitions, sets aside its earlier July 12, 2024 verdict that granted reserved seats to PTI, and reinstates PHC’s decision.