Tag: election campaign
Bollywood plays starring role in Modi’s re-election bid
MUMBAI: Early this year, a dozen of Bollywood’s biggest names took a private jet from India’s film capital of Mumbai to New Delhi for...
ECP issues notices to two lawmakers for violating election code
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday served notices to two members of National Assembly for violating its code of conduct during their...
Death toll in Dera Ismail Khan blast reaches three
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: The death toll in Dera Ismail Khan blast on Monday reached three as another victim succumbed to injuries in the hospital.
Pakistan...
Stage collapses during JI election campaign
PESHAWAR: The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Emir Siraj-ul-Haq and other leaders fell when the stage collapsed during an election campaign rally in Peshawar.
The JI leaders were...
PML-N ‘considering’ to launch Maryam’s son for election campaign
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is considering to launch Maryam Nawaz's son Junaid Safdar for its election campaign.
Junaid Safdar reached Lahore on Monday to meet...
Imran’s country-wide election campaign schedule announced
PTI chief to address at nine different points in Lahore on July 18, 19
LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has announced the tentative schedule of...
PPP candidates formally launch election campaign in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidates from Peshawar formally launched their election campaign with the opening of the main election office in Gulbahar Colony on...
Poll drive: Aamir Liaquat admits second marriage
ISLAMABAD: Renowned televangelist Aamir Liaquat Hussain has admitted his second marriage, days after the controversy surfaced on the social media as the election campaign is...
Caretaker govt bars local representatives from participating in election campaigns
LAHORE: Punjab caretaker government on Tuesday barred local representatives from participating in the election campaigns.
As per a notification issued by the provincial caretaker government,...
Shehbaz kicks off PML-N’s election campaign from Karachi
--PML-N president assures Karachi residents of removing garbage heaps in six months, addressing water woes in three years if voted into power
KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim...
Another bout of transfers, postings in CDA before polls
Usman Bajwa continues to head civic agency as chairman during caretaker setup
ISLAMABAD: Despite the caretaker government in place with all its portfolios taken, the...
Trump’s former campaign chief Manafort to seek dismissal of charges
WASHINGTON DC: Paul Manafort, US President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, will try on Thursday to convince a judge to throw out charges brought...
PTI to organise protest rallies against PIA, PSM privatisation
--Senator Azam Khan Swati formally nominated as party's candidate for the slot of leader of opposition in Senate
--Party decides to launch a nationwide election...
Campaign begins for Russia’s presidential election
Campaigning officially started on Monday for Russia's presidential election in March, in which President Vladimir Putin is widely expected to win a fourth term...
Violence mars Lahore Bar Association election campaign
LAHORE: Two lawyer groups clashed during the election campaign of the Lahore Bar Association on Saturday in Lahore.
Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed was addressing the Lahore High Court...
Japan’s election campaign begins with 1100 candidates vying for seats
TOKYO: Election campaigning began in earnest in Japan on Tuesday with conservative Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, aiming to shake off suspected cronyism scandals and repulse...