Tag: Elections

Pakistan goes to polls on July 25

Voting for federal, provincial legislatures to be held on the same day Khursheed Shah says four names for caretaker PM will be forwarded...

Saad Rafique to contest elections against Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has announced his decision of contesting the forthcoming elections against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan...

Afghanistan registers candidates for long-delayed elections

KABUL: Afghanistan launched the registration of candidates for parliamentary and district elections on Saturday, taking another step toward a long-delayed ballot that has been...

PTI in dilemma to choose suitable candidates for elections

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has not picked candidates in any constituency of Kasur district because of the uncertainty prevailing among the aspirants for party...

Hold Zardari accountable if you want to serve, Shehbaz tells NAB

--CM says ‘political jugglers’ have joined hands with an aim to come to power --Calls on masses to vote for PML-N to leave India behind...

Pakistan’s new law encourages women participation in elections: report

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s recently passed Elections Act 2017 stresses for taking special measures to increase the participation of women, religious minorities, transgenders and disabled persons...

Elections to be held between July 25th and 30th, says ECP

--Candidates will get 28 days to run their campaigns, instead of 21 --ECP to send summary of upcoming elections to president next week -- Summary says...

Next govt will deal with a ‘crisis-stricken Pakistan’: Imran Khan

-- Veteran journalists including Arif Nizami attend launching ceremony of Zia Shahid’s book 'Sacha Aur Khara Leader'   LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Friday...

NAB chief says accountability has ‘nothing to do with elections’

--Justice (r) Iqbal distributes Rs110 million among victims of bogus housing schemes ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (r) Javed Iqbal on Thursday said the...

PTI devastated KP, deceived people: Shehbaz

--CM vows to transform KP into Punjab, develop Peshawar like Lahore   LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on...

CJP declines PTI’s appeal to implement electronic voting in 2018 polls

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) observed on Thursday that it is impossible to incorporate an electronic voting system in the upcoming general elections. This was...

PPP to contest upcoming elections from Punjab will full strength: Zardari

LAHORE: President Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Asif Ali Zardari has said that the PPP will contest upcoming general elections from Punjab with full...

Police seeks additional gas shells, other modern equipment ahead of elections

LAHORE: Following the attack on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal in Narowal on Sunday and recent clashes between workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan...

ECP recommends general polls by July end

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has recommended that the 2018 general elections be held by the end of July, a private media outlet...

ECP appoints returning officers for upcoming elections: report

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday appointed district returning officers (DROs), returning officers (ROs) and assistant returning officers (AROs) for the...

Elections will be held on time as it is demand of...

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb on Monday said that the upcoming elections will be held on time as it was the...

Over 500 British-Pakistanis contending UK local govt elections

LONDON: More than 500 British Pakistanis are contesting the UK local government elections which will be held Thursday. Candidates are contesting for 4,410 seats in...