Tag: 2018 elections
Lyari is strong fort of PPP, claims Asif Zardari
KARACHI: Former president and Co-Chairman of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari on Monday said that Lyari is a stronghold of the PPP, adding that those...
PML-N supporter to run Maryam Nawaz’s campaign by walking lion around...
LAHORE: The election day is just around the corner and election campaigning is in full swing. While the former prime minister Nawaz’ Sharif’s daughter Maryam...
Bilawal says will personally resolve people’s issues
--PPP chief says will launch 'food cards' to rid country of hunger
--Says Lyari stone-pelting incident was a conspiracy by political opponents
THATTA: A day after Pakistan...
FAFEN report suggests 30% of NA candidates are not registered tax...
ISLAMABAD: A report released by Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) on Sunday stated that nearly 30 per cent candidates for National Assembly are not...
Imran calls Fazl a ‘magnet drawn to power’
BANNU: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said that Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman is just like a magnet, which is...
‘Pencil’ symbol issued to Maryam Nawaz for NA-125 constituency
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz was allocated ‘pencil’ as her election symbol for NA-125 after she failed to withdraw her nomination papers...
PPP’s Mir Shabbir Ali Bijarani elected unopposed from PS-6
KARACHI: Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Mir Shabbir Ali Khan Bijarani was elected unopposed from the Sindh Assembly constituency of PS-06 in Kashmore after...
Running for elections does not provide immunity from law: EU observer
ISLAMABAD: In an inaugural press conference of the European Union (EU) Election Observation Mission (EOM) head Michael Gahler on Thursday, he said that being a candidate...
Minorities raise concern over non-implementation of SC’s 2014 verdict
LAHORE: The issues faced by minorities in Pakistan don't seem to end and they claim that many of the apex court decisions issued four...
Maryam Nawaz to contest polls from NA-127 constituency
LAHORE: Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, on Wednesday confirmed that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) had issued her a party ticket to contest...
Imran Khan allowed to contest polls from NA-53 constituency
ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal on Wednesday rejected objections against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chief Imran Khan's candidacy from NA-53 and allowed him to contest polls.
Imran had...
Elections Roundup: Leaving the league with a bang
Zaeem Qadri went off yesterday and he went off with a bang. At a chaotic looking presser held in Township Lahore, the now former...
KP to deploy over 77,000 security personnel to ensure peaceful polls:...
PESHAWAR: A total of 77,389 security personnel are expected to be deployed to ensure peace at more than 11,000 polling stations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,...
Determined to work within constitutional framework: CM Askari
--Interim chief minister celebrates third day of Eid at Child Protection and Welfare Bureau
LAHORE: Punjab caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari on Monday said the...
ROs want Imran to personally defend poll objections
LAHORE: The returning officers for NA-131 (Lahore IX) and NA-53 (ICT II) on Monday told the lawyers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan that...
Maryam Nawaz’s nomination papers for NA-127 accepted
LAHORE: The nomination papers of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Nawaz for National Assembly’s NA-127 constituency were approved on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the judgment regarding...
Caretaker set up working impartially, within legal framework: CM
--Dr Hasan Askari congratulates Pakistan cricket team over T20 win
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi on Wednesday said the caretaker government, with...