PTI had initially conceded the elections to PML ( N ) , although they asked for manual recounts to be carried out in several constituencies where rigging had been allegedly carried out . These calls were not answered by the government or the Supreme Court , despite a 2,100 page white paper by the party which allegedly contained evidence of vote-rigging in favour of the PML ( N ) . An ‘ Azadi March ’ was started by Khan on 14 August 2014 which demanded the government to call a snap election . The sit-in in Islamabad continued for 126 days , until the 2014 Peshawar school massacre occurred , which forced Khan to end the protest for the sake of ‘ national unity ’ . A judicial commission was formed by the government which would probe the allegations of vote-rigging : it found the election to have been largely conducted in a free and fair manner , while also stating that PTI 's request for a probe was not " entirely unjustified "
2014 Peshawar school massacre
2014 Peshawar school massacre
2018 Pakistani general election