Tag: 2018 general elections
Erdogan telephones Imran, congratulates him on victory
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday telephoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to congratulate him on his party's successful performance in the...
HRCP issues post-polls report, seeks redressal of complaints
LAHORE: Following its preliminary statement issued on 25 July, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed satisfaction that the 2018 General Elections were...
China congratulates Imran Khan, PTI on winning elections
China on Monday expressed pleasure for smooth completion of the general elections and congratulated prime minister-elect Imran Khan and his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) for...
EU observers say women, minorities under-represented in 2018 polls
ISLAMABAD: The European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) said that women, minorities and other marginalised groups remained under-represented in the 2018 elections in Pakistan...
PML-N’s Zulfiqar Bhatti wins NA-91 seat in vote recount
SARGODHA: According to unofficial results, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate from NA-91 Sargodha-IV Dr Zulfiqar Ali Bhatti won the seat by 87 votes after...
NA-10, NA-48 to have re-election over low turnout of women
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday announced holding re-election on two constituencies of the National Assembly, NA-10 and NA-48, where the...
TLP refuses to accept election results
RAWALPINDI: The Central Majlis-e- Shoora (CMS) of Tehrik-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) has refused to accept the election results and given ultimatum to workers to get...
CM Askari says caretaker govt performed duties diligently
LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi has said that the holding of peaceful and transparent elections was a daunting task and the...
Mehmood Khan Achakzai rejects election results
QUETTA: Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai on Friday rejected the election results and said that the worst example of rigging has...
It’s clear, Imran Khan will be the new PM, tweets Fawad...
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Spokesperson Fawad Chaudhry made the early announcement on Wednesday, suggesting that Imran Khan will be the new prime minister (PM).
Taking to...
ECP felicitates nation on successful polling across country
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob on Wednesday felicitated the nation on successful completion of the polling process across the country.
Talking to...
Elections remain peaceful in FATA amid good participation of women
--Minor incidents of firing, complaints of combined male-female polling booths and lack of stamps reported in some constituencies
ISLAMABAD: In what appears to be a...
Elections 2018: Political leaders, prominent personalities cast vote
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Several political leaders and prominent personalities on Wednesday cast their vote during Pakistan’s 11th general election.
Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...
‘Best wishes’ to Pakistanis on election day: UK diplomat
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner in Pakistan Thomas Drew through a statement released late Tuesday bid his well wishes to the citizens of...
Marriyum slams ‘shameful’ fake news of Nawaz entering into a ‘deal’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Maryam Aurangzeb on Tuesday rejected "shameful" fake news reported by certain media outlets implying that the party supremo...
PTI and PML-N running neck and neck in election: Gallup poll
--Survey finds PTI ahead in the national vote bank while PML-N going strong in Punjab
--Gallup Pakistan ranges expected votes between 30pc and 32pc for...
Hundreds of CNICs found dumped in sewer line in Lahore’s NA-125
--NADRA spokesman says CNICs, stashed in three bags, had expired in 2010, are useless in 2018 general election
LAHORE: Only a day prior to the 2018...
