Tag: Election
1,300 Mujahid Squad officials to perform election duty
As many as 1,300 officials of the Mujahid Squad will perform duty in 3,359 polling stations in the provincial capital to maintain law and...
Election season: a festive time
Election activities are in full swing, as colourful banners, posters, flags and party symbols adorn the city. The upcoming elections have lent a festive...
PM assures nation of free, transparent and peaceful polls
Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has held out an assurance to the nation that free‚ fair‚ transparent‚ impartial and peaceful elections would...
Village decides election by flipping coin
David DeLeshe has a coin to thank for his new role on the village of Stickney's board of trustees. DeLeshe and opponent Lea Torres...
Five former KP CMs are in election race
Five former chief ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have accelerated their elections campaigns to secure a seat in the provincial legislature with main focus to...
Surge in electoral violence claims 23 lives in a week: FAFEN
Thirteen incidents of electoral violence across the country claimed 23 lives – mostly those of workers of the Awami National Party (ANP) – while...
Race for NA-48 gets tougher
Tehreek-e-Insaf’s senior leader Javed Hashmi is likely to withdraw his candidature from NA-48 if the decision to reject former president Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers...
23,079 candidates to try luck in polls
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) says that nomination papers of 23,079 candidates have been accepted on general seats of the national and provincial...
Equity market rallies 6% in 1Q2013 as election nears
Hopes for change in the political setup along with strong foreign inflows were the major drivers of the country’s equity market during the first...
Musharraf to file nomination papers for NA-32
All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) President General (R) Pervez Musharraf will be filing his nomination papers for NA-32 today (Thursday).
According to details, Chitral APML...
Venezuelans gear up for fresh election
Venezuelans have begun preparing for a snap election to choose a new leader after the death of Hugo Chavez. Thousands of the late president's...
18,000 polling personnel to perform election duties in Rawalpindi
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) acquired the services of the over 18,000 government employees who will perform duties in 2,110 polling stations during...
Pagara for ousting Sindh election commissioner
Pakistan Muslim League-Functional (PML-F) chief Pir Pagara demanded replacement of the Sindh election commissioner and expressed fear of massive bloodshed during the upcoming elections.
Addressing...
700 to test fate in PTI’s intra-party poll today
More than 700 candidates will compete for various slots in the district and towns of the metropolitan while 2,000 voters will decide who they...
ECP, FBR, SBP evolve mechanism for e-scrutiny of nomination papers
With an aim to stop corrupt and tax evading politicians from taking part in elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in collaboration with...
Banning government jobs before election appreciable: Sherpao
Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Sherpao on Sunday hailed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to ban recruitment in government departments ahead...
ECP seeks Rs5.099 billion for election expenses
The Election Commission has asked the Finance Division for a supplementary grant of over Rs5.099 billion to meet the expenditure for holding general elections...
