Tag: Election

‘Q’ starts afresh efforts to woo Unification Bloc members

In an effort to capitalise on the loosening grip of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) on the Unification Bloc in Punjab Assembly, Chaudrys of...

No chance of early elections: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani has rejected any chance of early elections and said polls would be held on time after parliament completes its...

FPCCI withholds election results on High Court order

Following a directive of Sindh High Court, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) has withheld the result of annual election. However,...

Elections to decide popularity of PML-N: Hamza

Leader of Pakistan Muslim League-N and MNA Hamza Shahbaz Sharif said the popularity of the PML-N, PPP and Tehrik-e-Insaaf would be decided in the...

Hashmi advises PM to dissolve parliament, hold early polls

Senior leader of the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Javed Hashmi has asked Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani to dissolve the parliament forthwith to hold early...

PTI hunting for ‘wickets’ in Sindh

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is preparing the right pitch to take wickets in Sindh, the party’s vice chairman, Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Monday. He...

JI demands immediate elections

Jamaat e Islami chief, Syed Munawar Hasan, has said in the present high political temperature of the country, it would be advisable for PPP...

Govt will complete five years term: PM

Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani Sunday said the elected government has been following the principles of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and is taking...

Rumour-mongering to end in March: PM

Rumour-mongering will end in March next year, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Saturday, as a source told Pakistan Today that the PPP...

SC issues notices to PPP chairman in Benazir’s plea against...

A three-member Supreme Court bench on Friday issued notices to PPP’s incumbent chairman and general secretary over a pending petition by late Benazir Bhutto...

Dual nationals can’t contest polls

In a major development, the Election Commission (EC) on Monday decided to implement a law barring dual nationality-holders from being members of parliament after...

Islamists look to extend success in Egypt elections

Voters poured into polling stations Wednesday in the second round of landmark elections that will shape Egypt’s post-revolution future, with many backing Islamists who...

Put election, land reforms back on agenda

Stressing the need for making election less expensive and empowering citizens to contest polls and become members of parliament, Senator Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo...

No election prior to rectification of bogus electoral lists: Imran

The PTI Chairman, Imran Khan has declared that no general election would be tolerated prior to rectification of bogus electoral lists. Addressing a joint...

Pakistan Hindu Sabha to campaign against minority seats

The Pakistan Hindu Sabha (PHS) would initiate a countrywide campaign for abolishing reserved seats for religious minorities and for conducting a census of Hindus...

PTI may pull the rug from under the feet of PPP,...

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf might dent the vote-bank of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) in rural Sindh and the Awami National Party (ANP)’s in Karachi. Sources...

Islamists sweep early results in Egypt election

Early results from Egypt’s first post-revolution election showed Islamist parties sweeping to victory, including hardline Salafists, with secular parties trounced in many areas. Partial figures...