Tag: candidate

PTI to field Aftab Siddiqui in NA-243 by-election

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has decided to field Aftab Siddiqui as its candidate from Karachi’s vacant NA-243 constituency, a private news channel quoting...

Joint Opp to pitch consensus candidate in presidential poll

--PML-N leadership refuses to endorse Aitzaz Ahsan's candidature, says his conduct during previous govt's tenure was 'objectionable'  --Ahsan Iqbal says party will support candidate named...

Who will be PTI’s candidate for Punjab CM?

Insiders say NAB tainted Aleem Khan can prove disastrous for party ISLAMABAD: With the race for the formation of Punjab government gearing up, the biggest...

US candidate loses race to lead UN migration agency

GENEVA: Ken Isaacs, the US nominee to lead the UN migration agency, was knocked out of the race on Friday after coming third behind...

Nisar to contest elections as independent candidate on four seats

Says he never sought a PML-N ticket, neither does he depend on it ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday submitted nomination papers...

PTI undecided over selection of right candidate from capital

Local leadership warns of protests if Ilyas Mehrban denied ticket in favour of Aamir Kiyani ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) stands undecided and divided as...

MQM-P to back PTI candidate for Senate Opp leader

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) will support the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's (PTI) candidate in the contest for the Senate's opposition leader, it was announced...

PML-N claims as many as seven senators voted for opponents’ candidate:...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Monday claimed that as many as seven senators— including some of its own— ditched it in the polls...

Evangelical candidate front-runner in Costa Rica presidential race

SAN JOSE: A conservative Christian evangelical has jumped to the front of the race in the first round of Costa Rica’s presidential election next...

Diplomats are watching Candidate Nikki Haley at UN

UNITED NATIONS: One year into the job, Nikki Haley stands out as the star of President Donald Trump’s administration, and diplomats say the UN ambassador...

Only 42.39 per cent voter turnout in NA-120

LAHORE: There were 321,786 registered voters in the NA-120 constituency, out of which, in the by-election of NA-120 held on Sunday, only 126,860 votes were...

NA-120: MML launches aggressive campaign for candidate Sheikh Yaqub

LAHORE: The Milli Muslim League (MML), the political front of the Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), has launched an aggressive campaign to ensure victory of the independent...

SC rejects appeal for disqualification of PML-N candidate

The Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the appeal asking for disqualification of PML-N Member of National Assembly (MNA) Bilal Ahmed Virk from NA-136, upholding...