Tag: Elections

JI in contact with PML(N), PTI for forming alliance: Baloch

General Secretary of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Liaqat Baloch said their party was in contact with other religious parties, and also mainstream parties like Pakistan Muslim...

Elections would be held on time: Khurshid Shah

Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Khurshid Shah said that the local body elections would be held after the general elections, a local television channel...

‘No suggestion of postponing elections under consideration’

Information and Broadcasting Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira said on Wednesday that government was not running away from elections and no suggestion of postponing the...

Free and fair elections

On July 29, an assurance has been given to the nation by President Asif Ali Zardari while addressing a meeting of PPP workers at...

The lengthening shadows

With credibility dented, the arduous path ahead With the elections nearing, the venomousness of accusations among political leaders is intensifying at an alarming pace. It...

A teacher runs the village with an iron fist

As the elections are approaching fast, some influential politicians in the ruling Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and its coalition partner Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q)...

Delaying elections?

Time is of the essence While discussions regarding an agreed caretaker setup have yet to begin formally there are indications of another major political dispute...

Mukherjee wins Indian presidential election: PTI

Former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee was elected Indian president on Sunday after votes from national and state lawmakers were counted in the race for...

By-poll for NA-151 underway

The by-poll for National Assembly’s seat NA 151 was under way in Multan, according to a private TV channel. The seat was vacated...

Change linked with general elections: Rana Sanaullah

Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah has said that conducting local bodies elections could cause delay in general elections. Talking to media persons outside the Punjab...

Veteran survivor Mukherjee set to be Indian president

India's former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee is set to win presidential elections on Thursday, with some analysts predicting he may wield an unusual degree...

Ministry fails to produce ISI’s political cell notification

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said national solidarity will not be compromised at any cost. Heading a three-member bench of the...

Shahbaz demands immediate elections

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif has stressed the need for holding fresh general elections immediately to resolve the ongoing energy crisis, corruption, and other...

Musharraf vows to return before elections

Former President and All Pakistan Muslim League (APML) chief Pervez Musharraf has said that future of Pakistan is linked with free and fair general...

Imran says he will contest elections against Nawaz

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said he would contest the upcoming elections against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif. ...

ECP ready to hold local, general polls after July: CEC

Acting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Shakirullah Jan said on Tuesday that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is geared up to hold local...

They are stubborn, negative and they haven’t learnt their lesson:...

Punjab Governor Sardar Latif Khan Khosa said on Monday that in the coming elections, the Punjab government would see its strength, adding that the...