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 was going to be, and the court came…
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 as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) look far ahead from…
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 SHC’s Larkana Bench maintained the decision of…
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 for women in a video which went viral…
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 deteriorating health was finally put to rest by…
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 neck fight is very much likely…
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 see which party fulfilled its 2013 manifesto,”…
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 Balochistan High Court’s (BHC) decision disqualifying Rind…
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 contest election from NA-67 LAHORE: The Lahore High Court…
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 Milli Muslim League (MML), a banned militant…
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 many as 106 registered political parties out of…
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 the country. With exactly three weeks to go…
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 PML-N’s Abbasi says politicians are not angels, should be…
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 initiated by it has been completed ISLAMABAD: Former prime…