Facebook deletes MML pages, accounts of candidates
Social networking giant Facebook has deleted the official page of Milli Muslim League (MML) and accounts of its candidates as well as supporters.
The MML...
ECP directs uninterrupted power supply on polling day
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the Ministry of Water and Power to ensure uninterrupted power supply on the polling day of...
Fractured MMA unlikely to pose serious threat to rivals in 2018 polls
--Interest-driven religious alliance caught up in widening distrust between coalition partners
--The seat adjustment likely to benefit JUI-F, not JI
ISLAMABAD: Despite the presence of a considerable...
Elections in PK-78 postponed after Bilour’s death
ISLAMABAD: The returning officer concerned on Friday terminated the proceedings related to the elections in Peshawar-XIII constituency PK-78 due to the death of Haroon Bashir...
ECP seeks report on candidates’ security amid terror attacks
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday sought a detailed briefing from National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA) officials over security threats faced by candidates...
Academics ask CM Askari to resign if he’s unable to make elections fair
LAHORE: Prominent academics have called on the caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab Hasan Askari Rizvi to resign from his position if he’s unable to...
Senate discusses role of caretaker govt in general elections preparations
ISLAMABAD: The Senate on Friday discussed the preparations by the caretaker government for holding peaceful as well as free and fair elections on July...
Elections roundup: Carnage in Mastung
--Defiance in Lahore
The dust had barely settled from the blast on former KP chief minister Akram Durrani’s convoy that there was a much deadlier...
Imran Khan ‘confident’ he will be PM
--PTI chief dismisses allegations that military is working behind the scenes to favour his campaign for July 25 polls
LAHORE: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is “quietly...
SC rejects plea challenging Abbasi’s nomination papers
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday dismissed a petition challenging former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s nomination papers from the NA-57 constituency on Friday.
The petition...
PTI splits into two major groups in DG Khan
At least two major PTI groups have been formed in DG Khan, one led by newcomer tribal chief of Khosa tribe and former Punjab...
Election roundup: Brace for impact
Some would like to call the clouds that engulfed Lahore on Thursday ominous, in truth they were little more than a small spat of...
Neck and neck contest expected in NA-34
ISLAMABAD: Neck and neck contest is expected in Karak’s NA-34 between candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Shahid Khattak and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Nawabzada Mohsin...
NA-127 remains PML-N stronghold despite Maryam’s ouster
PML-N doubles biryani dose for voters, supporters in NA-127
Worst load-shedding during Zardari-era still haunts voters
PTI alleges pre-poll rigging in the constituency
LAHORE:...
Abbasi’s nomination papers challenged in SC
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi’s nomination papers from the NA-57 constituency were challenged in the Supreme Court on Thursday.
The petition by Masood...
Gol roti for the win – Sheikh Rasheed convinces voter by making roti
RAWALPINDI: Trust Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed to gather votes in his two constituencies by taking the road less travelled.
While touring a market...
Women determined to defy 1947 ban on their vote in Multan village
MOHRI PUR: Men banned women from voting in the village of Mohri Pur sometime around 1947, and they have obeyed ever since — until...
