Tag: 2018 general elections

Interior minister terms terrorism as biggest threat in upcoming elections

Caretaker Interior Minister Azam Khan said on Wednesday that terrorism is the biggest challenge in the upcoming General Elections 2018. The caretaker interior minister said...

Saira Afzal Tarar allowed to contest elections

LAHORE: Appellate Tribunal (AT) has rejected the appeal against the approval of nomination papers of former federal minister for national health services regulation Saira Afzal...

PPP announces central Punjab candidates

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) on Wednesday announced its candidates for the national and provincial assembly seats from Punjab. According to the list issued here on...

Elections 2018: ECP issues guidelines for media coverage

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday issued the code of conduct and guidelines for local media for the coverage of the upcoming...

People with disabilities can avail postal ballot facilities: ECP

ISLAMABAD: As the country prepares for the upcoming general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a notice that allows the facility of postal...

Rigged polls harmful for country: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supreme leader Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday said that rigged and manipulated elections have always turned out to be horrible for...

FATA residents not allowed to protest outside ECP building

ISLAMABAD: The capital's police and administration did not allow protestors from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to hold a sit-in in front of the Election Commission...

Tribunals clear Abbasi, Asif, others to contest polls

--Abbasi criticises arrest of PML-N’s ticket holder from NA-59 Rawalpindi-III in connection with Punjab Saaf Pani Company corruption case --Tribunal also clears PTI leader Dr Firdous...

Imran says PTI lost 2013 elections due to inexperience

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Monday said that his party could not secure enough seats in 2013 general elections owing to the lack...

Chaudhry Nisar, with no business of his own, has assets worth...

Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar has assets worth Rs 62.5 million, according to his nomination papers submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). According...

ANP, PPP demand ECP to take notice of PTI’ big signboards,...

PESHAWAR: The Awami National Party (ANP) and Pakistan People’s Party  (PPP) leaders on Monday said that big signboards of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidates and non-transfers...

ECP could order re-election if women cast less votes: info minister

--Caretaker information minister says members of National Assembly from FATA will also be elected on July 25 ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary...

Condition of Kulsoom is deteriorating: Nawaz

--Maryam says mother’s health, not polls, her priority LONDON: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Monday that his wife Kulsoom Nawaz’s condition is deteriorating...

Hashmi says he has no interest in contesting polls

MULTAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Javed Hashmi has said that he wants to do politics of the country instead of a constituency and he...

Interim govt to provide level playing field to all parties: CM

LAHORE: Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari Rizvi has said that the interim government is vigilant to provide a level playing field to all...

PTI’s Afzal Gondal starts election campaign without party ticket

GUJRAT: A group of disgruntled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers in Gujrat led by Afzal Gondal have launched their election campaign in NA-69 after party's decision...

Elections Roundup: Ladies and gentlemen we’ve got a Mexican standoff on...

Daggers were drawn, sparks flew, and barbs were traded between the PTI’s former general secretary and its vice chairman as Jehangir Tareen and Shah...