Tag: Elections

Civil strife if elections are rigged, says Shahbaz

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has warned of civil strife in case the government tried to rig the elections. Addressing a press conference at Model...

JI urges ECP to conduct free and fair elections

Jamaat-e-Islami chief Munawar Hasan on Thursday called on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to adopt immediate and effective measures under the law to...

SC asks convenience of ECP about holding local gov’t elections

Supreme Court on Tuesday by issuing notice to Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) asked whether it would be convenient for ECP to hold local...

Bureaucracy becomes ‘dormant’ as general elections approach

The Punjab bureaucracy has gone “dormant” as the general elections approach while the entire focus has shifted towards dispensing with the already started projects...

Brig (retd.) Ijaz Shah set to take solo flight

If everything goes according to his expectations, former director general of the Intelligence Bureau, Brig (r) Ijaz Shah, would join the National Assembly after...

BNP says free and fair elections necessary

Balochistan National Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Dr Jahanzeb on Friday said that free and transparent elections are vital for the survival of the nation...

Khan demands measures to prevent poll rigging

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Thursday criticized Peoples Party and Nawaz League for using taxpayer money for their publicity. Speaking to the journalists outside...

Free, transparent elections imperative for continuation of democracy: PM

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has said that free‚ fair and transparent elections are imperative for continuation of democracy‚ security and progress of the...

Aisha Ahad announces to contest elections against Hamza

The alleged daughter-in-law of Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Aisha Ahad Malik has announced to contest elections against Hamza Shahbaz Sharif. According to a news...

CEC stresses need to work jointly to ensure free‚ fair elections

Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim has urged the political parties and civil society to work jointly with the Election Commission to ensure free...

People’s Buzurg Committee to replace Amn committee

With an aim to keep the densely populated area of Lyari the stronghold of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), a ruling party-backed Peoples Buzurg...

Fazl warns against attempts to delay elections

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman on Saturday warned against any attempt to delay the upcoming general elections, saying no excuse would be accepted...

PPP to sweep upcoming elections: PM

Claiming that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) would sweep the upcoming general election with overwhelming public support, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on...

PML-N to sweep general elections: Nawaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif said he was sure of his party’s outstanding victory in the upcoming general elections. Addressing a public...

PML-N used official resources to win elections: Barki

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Punjab Finance Secretary Aurangzeb Barki on Wednesday alleged that the PML-N used bribery and a show of force to get...

ECP takes notice of aerial firing in by-elections

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has taken serious notice of the incessant firing with lethal weapons at the houses/deras of the winning candidates...

Seeking army, FC help in Karachi is unwise decision: Khuhro

Speaker Sindh Assembly Nisar Khuhro said seeking armed forces’ help in Karachi in presence of civil institutions is not a wise decision. Khuhro expressed his...