when was the first election held in pakistan
Elections in Pakistan 1st elections : 1954 (indirect elections) = PML 2nd elections : 1962 (non-party based indirect elections) 3rd elections : 1970 = AL 4th elections : 1977 = PPP 5th elections : 1985 = PML (non-party based elections) 6th elections : 1988 = PPP 7th elections : 1990 = IJI 8th elections : 1993 = PPP 9th elections : 1997 = PMLN 10th elections : 2002 = PMLQ 11th elections : 2008 = PPP 12th elections : 2013 = PMLN 13th elections : 2018 = PTI Between 1947 and 1958, there were no direct elections held in Pakistan at the national level. Provincial elections were held occasionally. The West Pakistan provincial elections were described as "a farce, a mockery and a fraud upon the electorate"[4]
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has held the office of Prime Minister since 18 August 2018, following the outcome of nationwide general elections held on 25 July 2018.[16]