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Political leaders, candidates cast vote in by-polls 2018

LAHORE: The leaders of different political parties, including the candidates, reached the polling stations in their constituencies to cast their votes in ongoing by-polls 2018...

All set to hold by-poll today in NA-60, NA-63

Total 13 candidates in the run for two constituencies of Rawalpindi district RAWALPINDI: All is set to hold the by-elections today (Sunday) as the arrangements...

List of candidates for SCBA polls announced

ISLAMABAD: Election Board Chairman and Returning Officer of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Chaudhry Afrasyab Khan announced the final list of candidates contesting the...

PML-N ready to support PPP in Sindh by-polls

PPP also announces support to PML-N in Punjab by-polls ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) has announced to support the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in...

Candidates queue up to run Boko Haram-hit Nigerian state

  KANO: Borno state in northeast Nigeria has been devastated by Boko Haram's Islamist insurgency but candidates are lining up to become governor at elections...

Candidates begin campaign for Afghan parliament elections

KABUL: Contenders in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections kicked off their campaigns Friday ahead of next month's balloting as authorities reported that five candidates were killed...

PTI announces names of candidates of by-polls

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday announced names of its candidates for the countrywide by-elections scheduled to take place on October 14. The ruling party notified...

ECP to issue notification of all successful candidates on August 7

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will issue a notification of all successful candidates on August 7. According to the ECP, independent candidates will...

Poll candidates claim to have spent within ECP’s set limit

Imran spent less than Rs1m, Shehbaz Rs2m on election campaign Following the directives by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to the candidates to...

305 women to contest election on general seats of NA

ISLAMABAD: As many as 305 female candidates will contest on general seats of National Assembly in the election scheduled to be held on July...

ANP urges caretaker govt to provide security for its electoral candidates

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) General Secretary Sardar Hussain Babak and Deputy General Secretary Aimal Wali Khan on Wednesday urged the caretaker...

UN chief condemns recent terrorist attacks in Pakistan

NEW YORK: United Nations Secretary General António Guterres on Saturday strongly condemned the recent terrorist attacks targeting political rallies and candidates in Pakistan. “The secretary general...

PPP, independents to make hay on PTI’s flawed ticket distribution in...

PTI awards tickets to inexperienced women candidates against strong opponents ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has placed novice candidates in Muzaffargarh district for the...

Novice PTI candidates challenge political heavyweights in Charsadda

Asfandyar, Sherpao to face tough competition from PTI, MMA PESHAWAR: The novice candidates of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) have challenged Awami National Party (ANP) chief...

208 candidates in run for 16 NA seats of Rawalpindi Division

Two ex-PMs, four former federal ministers including Ch Nisar Ali are also contesting from this division RAWALPINDI: As many as 208 candidates, including 83 independents,...

Independents to give a tough time to PML-N, PTI in Okara’s...

Masood Rabera, Khalilur Rehman considered strong candidates compared to Samsam Bukhari, Nadeem Rabera ISLAMABAD: A tough competition is expected between two independent candidates in Okara’s...

ECP to announce final list of candidates, election symbols today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will announce the final list of candidates contesting the upcoming general election on Saturday. ECP on Friday said...