Elections roundup: Awam ki Adalat is in session

There was always going to be a conviction. That was something few were doubting. What the bookmakers were interested in was what the sentence...

Tribal chiefs to face tough contest in Dera Ghazi Khan district

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Candidates in Dera Ghazi Khan (DGK) have for the first time pushed feudal lords and tribal chieftains aside in the district...

SHC maintains disqualification of Nisar Khuhro

LARKANA: Sindh High Court’s Larkana Bench Friday rejected the nomination papers of PPP’s Sindh President and former Provincial Minister of Sindh Nisar Ahmad Khuhro. The...

ECP takes action against PML-N candidate who declared voting for women ‘haram’

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday took action against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate from Muzaffargarh who declared it ‘haram’ to vote...

Elections roundup: Out with it already!

The ifs and the buts finally made an entry as the good grace that had been observed in the wake of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz’s...

NA-60 to witness neck and neck fight between Hanif Abbasi, Sheikh Rasheed

--New delimitation to favour Rasheed as Abbasi clan reduced to Murree’s NA-57 --Withdrawal of candidature by MMA candidate leaves open space for TLP’s Qadeer RAWALPINDI: Neck and...

PML-N’s ‘honour the vote’ manifesto promises to end water crisis, poverty

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday unveiled the party manifesto ahead of the 2018 general elections, scheduled for July 25. "People should...

SC grants PTI Balochistan president Rind permission to contest polls

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Balochistan President Yar Muhammad Rind permission to contest the 2018 General Election. Dismissing the...

LHC overturns tribunal’s disqualification verdict against Abbasi, Fawad

Former PM allowed to contest elections from Murree's NA-57, says will contest polls and leave decision to public PTI's Fawad Chaudhry allowed to...

Despite ban, Hafiz Saeed’s party plans to contest elections

--Milli Muslim League spokesman says party contesting polls under the umbrella of Allah-O-Akbar Tehreek   As Pakistan prepares for general elections in a few weeks, the...

106 political parties in fray for 849 seats in general elections: ECP

Symbols allotted to 106 parties out of 120 Spokesperson says requirements of CNICs of party workers, registration fee discouraged political parties from registering ISLAMABAD: As...

Election roundup: Damp campaigns and hanging up the rainboots

It was a particularly slow day on the election front, mostly because of the spat of bad weather that has hit many parts of...

Rude awakening for politicians as masses begin accountability

PTI spokesman says reason behind protests is ‘frustration’, condemns Lyari protest PPP’s Sherry Rehman says blockades, blood are no way to show disagreement ...

Nawaz says ECP’s election code of conduct targets PML-N

PML-N supremo says restriction on political parties from projecting govts' achievements is 'unfair' Former premie­r questions PTI govt's perfor­mance in KP, says no project...