Overview
- The Gilgit-Baltistan Election Commissioner finalised results on June 17 showing the Pakistan Peoples Party with 11 seats and the Pakistan Muslim League‑N with six, leaving no party with the 13-seat majority needed.
- Four independent winners announced on June 16 that they had joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party after meeting IPP president Abdul Aleem Khan, making IPP the third-largest group in the 24-seat assembly.
- Nine reserved seats — six for women and three for technocrats — will be allocated to parties in proportion to their final representation and are likely to determine which coalition can reach a majority.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has invited the PPP to form the government and said PML‑N lawmakers will vote to enable that while sitting on opposition benches, as PPP holds talks with PTI-backed independents and the MWM for further support.
- Election petitions, a suspended re-polling decision and HRCP criticisms about recount and consolidation procedures have introduced legal and political uncertainty that could affect notifications, defections, and the timing of government formation, with potential delays to regional governance and services.