Tag: 2018 general elections
PML-N conference discusses anti-rigging strategy
--300 election agents, social media activists resolve to resist rigging at all cost
LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has launched a comprehensive Anti-Rigging System...
Govt releases Rs9 billion to ECP for elections security
ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Thursday released Rs9 billion to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to make sure that the security situation is good during...
Report terms 2018 polls as ‘dirtiest elections in years’
Pakistan is heading for one of its “dirtiest elections in many years”, observers and political campaigners have warned, with candidates alleging widespread interference by...
SC suspends hearing against candidates till elections
ISLAMABAD: The top court decided on Thursday to stop the proceedings on three separate petitions challenging the candidature of political figures contesting elections from different...
Interim PM orders beefed up security for general election
LAHORE: Interim Prime Minister Justice (r) Nasirul Mulk on Thursday directed the administration to ensure safety and security of the political leadership and the public,...
Army says ‘only improving situation’ for election
--Gen Bajwa says troops will perform election duties as mandated by ECP, will allow people to freely exercise right to vote
--ISPR DG denies army...
Local admin bound to provide security to candidates: ECP
ISLAMABAD: A statement issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said that local administrations are bound to provide security to electoral candidates and their...
PPP can win one NA seat from Attock district in elections...
--Number of National Assembly seats in Attock reduced to 2 following preliminary delimitation
ISLAMABAD: A mixed result from Attock district is likely in the upcoming...
Elections roundup: The calm before the storm
We are officially less than a week away from the Election Day, and of all the politicians it is Bilawal Bhutto Zardari who is...
Overseas Pakistanis won’t be able to vote in elections
Overseas Pakistanis will not be able to vote in the forthcoming general election in the country, officials of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)...
FAFEN to monitor election process on 85pc polling stations
ISLAMABAD: Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) will monitor the election process in 85 per cent of total polling stations to be set up...
Masses to vote PML-N on 25th: Marriyum
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday claimed that the masses would vote for the PML-N on July 25.
Talking to the...
If elected, PTI will promote tourism to strengthen country’s economy: Imran
NATHIA GALI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that if voted to power, promotion of tourism to strengthen the economy of the...
Refurbished face of Pakistan’s far right
LAHORE: The year 2017 saw the rise of renewed and revitalised far-right political parties in Pakistan. The ultra-conservative made news headlines after a far-right candidate...
Another day, another donkey subjected to horrific abuse
Donkey was bleeding so profusely we had to let it flow into buckets, reports ACF
With the nearing of 2018 polls, incidents of animal torture have...
Can PML-N outmaneuver PTI with Nawaz in Pakistan?
Ahsan Iqbal says that people are angry over Nawaz being in jail
PTI claims Shehbaz and Nawaz are not on one page regarding...
Legal notice served to Jibran Nasir for ‘raising slogans against agencies’
Rights activist Jibran Nasir was served a legal notice after an NA-247 voter moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking Nasir's disqualification from the...
