Tag: 2018 general elections
Elections roundup: Chariots of Fire
The 1981 Oscar for Best Picture went to Chariots of Fire, a film set in the 1924 Olympics. President Ronald Reagan called it his...
PPP awards election tickets to actors Sajid Hassan, Ayub Khoso
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) announced its initial lists of tickets for the 2018 general elections that included some surprise entries.
Renowned drama and film actors...
Zardari’s sisters will not contest for National Assembly seats
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari’s sisters, Dr Azra Fazal Pechuhu and Faryal Talpur have been asked to seek election win...
Elections roundup: The League close to deciding
The PML-N’s internal electoral machine is whirring away. On Sunday, three from the Royal Family applied for party tickets. One, former chief minister and,...
Javed Hashmi not to contest 2018 elections
MULTAN: Javed Hashmi on Sunday announced that he will not be contesting the 2018 general elections, reasoning that he has no interest in running...
PPP announces list of candidates for National Assembly, Sindh Assembly seats
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Sunday announced its initial list of candidates for the 2018 general elections.
In a media release, the party said, “Pakistan...
PTM top guns file nomination papers for NA-48, 50
--Manzoor Pashteen says PTM will remain a non-parliamentary movement
--Section 144 imposed in South Waziristan
ISLAMABAD: Pashtun Tahafuz Movement’s (PTM) top brass leadership is all set to...
Ch Parvez Elahi files nomination papers for Gujrat constituency
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi on Sunday filed his nomination papers for two of the Gujrat constituencies in National Assembly...
Saifullah family not to contest 2018 elections
Saifullah family has decided not to contest 2018 general elections allegedly due to the issue of an affidavit that has to be submitted with...
Hafiz Saeed not to contest 2018 elections, JuD to field over...
LAHORE: Hafiz Saeed's Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) is fielding over 200 candidates in the 2018 general elections on both national and provincial seats while Hafiz Saeed...
Neglected PTI leaders in north Punjab to run as independent candidates
--Surprise calls in Khushab, 'Pindi, Attock, Chakwal upset several aspirants
--Central party leader assures review of candidates to induce ‘correct measures’
ISLAMABAD: A number of leaders of...
PTI reveals turncoat-heavy list of 173 NA candidates
--Recently acquired electables from PPP, PML-N feature prominently
--Imran to contest from 5 seats, lets go of Rawalpindi seat
--Provincial assemblies list also released
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...
ECP announces changes in election schedule
ISLAMABAD: After amending the date for the submission of the nomination papers, Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced changes in schedule of the...
Pervez Musharraf to contest elections from NA-1 constituency
ISLAMABAD: Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf will be contesting in the upcoming general elections from the NA-1 Chitral constituency.
It was reported by the...
Secretaries start taking leaves as polls approach
ISLAMABAD: As the country is moving towards the 2018 general election, the secretaries of important ministries have started to go on a leave, Pakistan...
Imran Khan to contest from NA-243 constituency
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday submitted his nomination papers for the upcoming general elections from Karachi's NA-243 constituency.
PTI leader Asad Umar...
Shehbaz Sharif likely to contest from NA-192
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) Leghari group obtained nomination papers for NA-192 on behalf of PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister (CM)...