In pics: These are key players in Pakistan elections 2024

A prominent frontrunner in the Pakistan elections is three-time former Pakistani prime minister, Nawaz Sharif. Leading the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party, Sharif is anticipated to stand in the elections to resume leadership in the nuclear-armed nation with a population of 240 million. (Photo: AFP)

Currently incarcerated former PM Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party will also fight to win the February 8 elections. While, the 71-year old politician is barred from contesting the elections, PTI is still using his influence. The party is employing AI voice generation. It is using this technology to produce Khan's speeches from notes smuggled out of prison by his lawyers which are then broadcasted on large screens at public rallies or streamed online. (Photo: AFP)

The son of Benazir Bhutto, Grandson of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto is aiming to carry on his family's legacy and become the next Pakistan PM as President of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Bilawal took over as the president oafter his mother was assasinated in 2007. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also well-known name in Pakistan elections. Shehbaz Sharif is currently campaigning for the PML-N party with his older brother being the party face. (Photo: ANI)

The daughter of former PM Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Sharif is also a key player in the upcoming elections. She is the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party's chief organiser. Her papers were approved by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on December 30, 2023 for various constituencies, including two National Assembly seats (NA-119 and NA-120) and four Punjab Assembly constituencies (PP-159, PP-160, PP-165, and PP-80). (Photo: AFP)

Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), right-wing extremist hardliner group, chief Hafiz Saad Hussain Rizvi is also looking for a victory in the upcoming elections. He joined the TLP as a founding member as a deputy secretary general secretary and then became the president in 2020. (Photo: AFP)

The former president Asif Ali Zardari, will be nominated for the role of president in the upcoming elections, while his son Bilawal Bhutto runs for PM representing Pakistan People's Party, as per a Dawn report. Another report mentioned that during Asif Ali's term starting 2008, the government launched the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP), Aghaz-i-Huqooq-i-Balochistan package, and managed to forge a consensus for the seventh National Finance Corporation award. (Photo: ANI)

Jahangir Khan Tareen, a seasoned figure in Pakistani politics with two decades of experience, is set to contest the 2024 general elections with his recently founded party, the Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP). Formerly a close aide of PTI founder Imran Khan, Tareen aims to fulfill the promise of 'Naya Pakistan,' a popular slogan of his former party, during his election campaign, reported Dawn. (Photo: ANI)

Fazlur Rehman, born in 1953 in Dera Ismail Khan, assumed leadership of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (JUI) in 1980 at the age of 27 following his father's demise. In the upcoming elections, he is contesting for seats in NA-44 (formerly NA-38), Dera Ismail Khan, and NA-265 Pishin, Balochistan. Simultaneously, his younger brother, Maulana Obaidur Rehman, is entering the electoral arena for the first time, running in NA-45 (formerly NA-39), as per Dawn report. (Photo: ANI)

Sirajul Haq, born in Charsadda in 1962, started his political journey with Jamaat-i-Islami. He climbed the party's ranks and became the chief of its Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter in 2003. Serving as the provincial finance minister, he resigned in 2006 after a US drone strike in Bajaur. For the upcoming elections, he's emphasising on equal opportunities for all parties in elections. He opposes electoral alliances, preferring an alliance with the people as the leader of Jamaat-i-Islami, reported Dawn. (Photo: ANI)