Tag: Election
Russian CG’s briefing
The presidential election of the Russian Federation will take place on Sunday, March 4. Russian Consul General in Karachi Andrey V Demidov will give...
Candidates lock horns in LHCBA election today
The Lahore High Court Bar association (LHCBA) elections for year 2012-13 will be held today. The pro judiciary and pro-government forces will once...
Former CEC says Indian Election Commission extremely powerful
The Election Commission in India is very powerful and India was the first country in the world that introduced electronic voters’ lists in 1998,...
Yemenis vote as Saleh’s 33-year rule comes to end
Yemenis voted in large numbers on Tuesday as President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year hardline rule came to an end in a poll marred by...
Saleh urges Yemenis to vote for his successor
Outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh urged Yemenis to vote for his successor Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi in Tuesday's referendum-like elections to ensure a "peaceful" transition...
Yemen election to mark end of Saleh’s 33-year-rule
President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 33-year-rule finally comes to an end this week when his deputy takes over in a referendum-like poll, marking Yemen as...
Govt desires independent election commission: PM
Prime Minster Yousaf Raza Gilani has said that PPP wants to hold free, fair and impartial elections in the country so it brought 20th...
Meal or no deal
The Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Monday lifted a ban earlier imposed on serving meals to voters by candidates on the day...
PPP to win next election: Mukhtar
Defence Minister Ahmad Mukhtar said on Friday that PPP would win next general election despite the blame game against its leadership.
Addressing a stone laying...
Option for early election open after budget: PM
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Monday that political leaders in favour of early election could discuss the issue with him but after...
Asghar Khan’s case may have irrevocable effects on upcoming elections
The top legal brains as well as politicians believe that the possible hearing of Air Martial (r) Asghar Khan’s petition, against the alleged distribution...
Rebels shoot dead five in Indian election violence
Rebels shot dead five people at a polling station in India’s northeast on Saturday as voting began in the first of five local elections...
Advertisers cash in on campaign fever
Spurred by a lull in Taliban attacks and the prospect of general elections within months, the country’s politicians are consumed by campaign fever, spelling...
Polls on unverified lists will be unjust: SC
In response to a statement by the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary, the Supreme Court on Monday...
ECP snubs SC’s ‘electoral jurisdiction’
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asserted its independence on Monday by snubbing the Supreme Court and telling it not to interfere in its...
SC clarifies its stance over holding of bye-elections
The Supreme Court on Monday quickly moved to dispel an impression created in a statement of secretary Election Commission of Pakistan, saying that the...
Hold polls under army supervision, says Musharraf
Former president and APML chief General (r) Pervez Musharraf has called for holding of transparent general elections under the army’s supervision, formation of a...
