Tag: Election
No legal cover for 2008 polls
Amidst open criticism from certain quarters over the Supreme Court decision of staying the upcoming by-elections on existing electoral rolls, which contain bogus voters,...
Registration of transgender people as voters discussed
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) held a meeting on Friday to discuss different problems regarding the enrolment of the transgender people as voters...
‘Opp should present united front on early election’
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Minister for Information Mian Iftikhar Hussain said if opposition parties feel the need for an early election is an appropriate step...
NAB to scrutinise election candidates
The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will thoroughly scrutinise candidates for all kinds of elections in the country, and a letter has been sent to...
For elections, PPP and Dalits don’t go together
Despite comprising 92 percent of the total Hindu population in Pakistan, the Hindus’ scheduled caste (referred to as Dalits or “Untouchables”) is again expected...
Opp to convince Zardari to step down ahead of polls
As the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz-led opposition parties decided on Friday to convince President Asif Ali Zardari to step down ahead of the next general...
ECP announces Senate polls for March 02
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Thursday announced schedule for holding Senate elections on March 02, 2012.
According to a notification, the ECP has set...
City may get new electoral constituencies
In pursuance of the Supreme Court’s orders, the Sindh government has directed the city’s commissioner and five deputy commissioners to submit a report on...
PPP set to win 22 seats in Senate, tally to rise...
With Senate elections being held in February instead of March, the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), though short of clear simple majority, will emerge as...
PTI to pitch honest candidates in polls: Qureshi
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Sunday said his party would field honest candidates in the next general elections to secure...
JI makes headway in FATA politics
Benefiting from ruling coalition partner’s engagements and compulsions, leaders and stalwarts of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) have intensified efforts for enhancing its popularity and support...
Cautious PML-N links early polls with request to ECP
A cautious Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has linked any headway with early elections to the submission of a request by the Pakistan People’s Party...
Zardari evolves consensus on early elections
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) evolved consensus among ruling allies over early general elections.
A meeting of the PPP with its coalition partners, held at...
Senate polls on time: Gilani
The Senate election will be held on schedule in March and stopping them through undemocratic means would have a negative impact on the country,...
Sarkozy kicks off election year with warning on future
Facing a tough election fight in four months, French President Nicolas Sarkozy kicked off the new year warning voters 2012 was “full of risks”...
Musharraf’s decisions before 2008 elections damaged PML-Q: Shujaat
PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain on Saturday said certain decisions taken by former president Pervez Musharraf before the 2008 elections not only damaged his...
