Elections roundup: MMA in shambles and manifestos out at last

The grand hopes of a conservative alliance are now looking more shattered than ever before. The Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal is falling apart. New reports have...

NA-32: Tough competition expected between PTI, PML-N and MMA

KOHAT: As general election draw near, candidates of mainstream political parties have geared up their election campaign to mobilise their voters and supporters to...

Rifts taint MMA as JUI-F, JI field separate candidates in FATA

JUI-F gets to place majority of candidates on MMA’s platform PESHAWAR: Rifts and divisions have tainted the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) as the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam...

Novice PTI candidates challenge political heavyweights in Charsadda

Asfandyar, Sherpao to face tough competition from PTI, MMA PESHAWAR: The novice candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have challenged Awami National Party (ANP) chief...

Hoping against hope, transgender persons launch election fight

ISLAMABAD: “Give me a chance,” Nadeem Kashish pleads with voters in Islamabad. Her struggle is not for power — she knows her campaign is...

NA-136 face-off: PTI’s Malik Asad confident to defeat PML-N’s Afzal Khokhar

--Meo clan voters pledge to support Imran Khan-led PTI and vote for Malik Asad in 2018 polls --PTI workers welcome the support of former PML-N...

Social media: A key element in electioneering

ISLAMABAD: Social media expedites political campaigns of contesting candidates with easy access and least expenses to approach and convince their potential voters. Social media not only...

Peshawar’s NA-31 polls to be a nail-biting contest

ANP’s Ghulam Ahmed Bilour to give tough fight to PTI’s Shaukat Ali ISLAMABAD: As the general elections draw near, a tough contest is expected...

Elections roundup: Plans in motion

As inauspicious as the day may be, Mian Nawaz has announced he will be landing in Pakistan on Friday the thirteenth. The former prime minister...

IK, Abbasi served with notices over campaign rules’ violation

ISLAMABAD: The capital's district administration on Sunday served notices pertaining to violation of the electoral code of conduct to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan...

Will MQM emerge victorious in NA-251 again?

KARACHI: Around 13 candidates are expected to contest for the NA-251 seat in Karachi, a local media outlet reported on Saturday. Out of the 405,652...

Faisal Kundi’s withdrawal may benefit PTI in NA-37

Expert says delimitation can also affect MMA vote bank   ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam–Fazl (JUI-F), once a popular political force in the southern parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP),...

Independents to give a tough time to PML-N, PTI in Okara’s NA-141

Masood Rabera, Khalilur Rehman considered strong candidates compared to Samsam Bukhari, Nadeem Rabera ISLAMABAD: A tough competition is expected between two independent candidates in Okara’s...

Election roundup: The lion’s last roar?

The enemy of my enemy. . .  The dust is beginning to settle, well, as much as it can settle with the Sharifs still...

Election symbols allotted despite parties failing to distribute 5pc tickets to women

Political parties alloting tickets to women for constituencies where they have never won in polls PESHAWAR: Women rights activists have voiced concerns over the...

Who will win Islamabad’s NA-53?

Imran and Abbasi in a close fight for federal capital's prime constituency ISLAMABAD: As the General Elections 2018 draw near, all eyes are fixed on...

Ballot papers’ printing stopped in Maryam, Safdar constituencies after court verdict

ECP directs respective returning officers to review changes in the ballot papers in time ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped the...