Tag: Election
‘Fiscal cliff’ blues may lead to correction
The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 .SPX closed below its 200-day moving average - a measure of the market’s long-term trend - on Thursday...
World congratulates Obama on victory
Chinese leader Hu Jintao has joined other world leaders in congratulating US President Barack Obama on his re-election, noting “positive progress” in Sino-US relations...
Interim govt to take charge before election: Jahangir Badar
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) General Secretary Senator Jahangir Badar has said that and interim government would be put in place with consensus before the...
Obama’s shoes hard to fill, even for himself
The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index .SPX.INX has rallied 66 percent since President Barack Obama took office - one of the most impressive...
Sandy victims shiver ahead of US election
Victims of superstorm Sandy on the East Coast struggled against the cold on Sunday amid fuel shortages and power outages, two days ahead of...
Osama film to debut two days before US election
A film dramatising the death of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden is set to debut two days before the US presidential election.
The film,...
Free yoga awaits US voters on election day
A yoga studio in Washington said Tuesday it will give free classes to anyone who casts his or her ballot in next week’s US...
PM vows to hold free and fair elections
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has renewed the government's pledge to hold free‚ fair and transparent elections in the country.
Addressing the cabinet meeting in...
‘Cliffhanger’ US election awaits as debates wrap up
With the debate season now over, the US presidential race is neck-and-neck and could boil down to the “ground game” effort to get out...
Musharraf to contest election from Chitral
Former president General (r) Pervez Musharraf has decided to contest the upcoming election from Chitral, All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) Secretary General Barrister Saif...
No mercy for election fixers, says Prime Minister Ashraf
Hours after the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued a short order in the Asghar Khan case that declared that the 1990 elections were rigged...
ECP restores membership of 33 MPs
Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has restored membership of 33 parliamentarians including Interior Minister Rehman Malik after they declared their assets. The membership of...
Three weeks before election, White House race remains tight
President Brack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney remain locked in a virtual dead heat, with Republicans showing increased enthusiasm for their nominee after his...
Islamabad: ECP to hold national voter day on Oct 17
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will hold national voter day on Wednesday to create awareness about the importance of vote among the people....
Bin Laden movie to premiere in US ahead of election
A big-name Hollywood fundraiser for Barack Obama is releasing the first feature film about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden two days before...
Punjab’s election commission announces by-poll schedule
Punjab’s provincial election commission on Friday issued the by-election schedule for the province’s constituencies whose representatives were disqualified in the wake of the Supreme...
Tense Georgia votes in election showdown
Georgia voted on Monday in parliamentary polls that pit President Mikheil Saakashvili’s party against a billionaire tycoon who poses the first big challenge to...
