Tag: Elections

LAHORE - The Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan's (JUP) Central Shoora on Thursday formed committees to conduct intra-party elections for its central and provincial chapters. A five-member committee led by Abdul Khaliq will supervise the elections at the central level, which will be held on May 22 while in Punjab and other provinces, elections are scheduled to be held on May 8.
The Shoora meeting, which was chaired by JUP President Abul Khair Zubair, was held at the Jamia Rizvia, Gulberg.

SANGLA HILL - PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif has said that it was clear that 2012 would be the year of elections and elimination of dictatorship from the country forever. During a telephonic conversation with MNA Bargis Tahir on Thursday, Nawaz said elections in 2012 would bring astonishing results and PML-N would again be on the top.
He said the nation was fed up with dictatorships and longing for rule of democracy and prosperity. Nawaz said those who took "our nobility as weakness"

MADRID - Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, his popularity hammered by the euro zone's highest jobless rate, said on Saturday he would not seek a third term in 2012 elections his Socialists are expected to lose. Popular Deputy Prime Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba and Defence Minister Carme Chacon are seen as possible successors to revive the ruling Socialists, who trail the centre-right opposition Popular Party by up to 15 points in opinion polls. "I will not be a

RIYADH - Saudi Arabia plans to begin municipal elections next month, the first political concession from the conservative US ally since protests sweeping the region hit the kingdom, a government website said on Wednesday. The announcement on the website of the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs did not say if women would be able to take part or give more details. "The first phase of the elections will start on Saturday, 19/5/1432," it said, a date in the Islamic calendar that is

LAHORE - Provincial Election Commissioner Khalid Latif has named District Election Conveners for the forthcoming Sindh Football Elections 2011.
The coveners are: Mir Muhammad Kalhoro (Khairpur), Abdul Aziz Samejo (Kandkot), Dr. A. Ghafoor (Larkana), Arshad Ali (Shahdat kot), Muhammad Iqbal Khan (Hyderabad), Muhammad Younus (Ghotki), Ghulam Nabi Baloch (Thatta), Mazhar Ud Din Memon (Badin), Hasan Baloch (Sukkur), Deedar Ali Baloch (Jacababad), Murad Ali Farooqi (Nawabshah), Ghulam

LAHORE - Model Town Football Club's President Mian Rizwan Ali has announced the panel under Rizwan Group for the football elections of Lahore District for the term 2011-15. He introduced the panel members at a function held in MTFA Ground.
Rizwan, who will contest for the post of President, has been named as Rizwan Group panel leader. The football election of the District Lahore will be held on March 30.
Panel: President Mian Rizwan Ali (Model Town FC), Vice Presidents M

LAHORE - Provincial Punjab Election Commissioner has appointed Chaudhry Liaquat Iqbal as Lahore District Convener to conduct the Lahore Football Elections 2011. The Lahore Football hailed PPEC's decision as everyone is impressed by Iqbal's way of working. Meanwhile, Iqbal has asked all the 39 clubs of Lahore to submit their nomination papers for the office of DFA Lahore latest by March 20.

GUJRANWALA - Former federal information minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has said that the protest against the removal of the National Accountability Bureau chairman is an issue of PPP Sindh and the federal government has nothing to do with it. Talking to newsmen during his visit to the GEPCO headquarters, he said the masses in Sindh were furious over his removal and agitation was their democratic right. He ruled out midterm elections in the country and added that Pakistan could not afford

LAHORE - The elections for the posts of President, Secretary and Treasurer of the District Cricket Association (DCA) Sialkot will be held on March 4 at 9:30 am at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.
As per the schedule, hearing of appeals against the decision of Scrutiny Committee will be followed by decision of appeals, granting of voting rights to clubs whose appeals are accepted, briefing, filing and hearing of objections (if any) against the candidates of DCA Sialkot and elections of

KARACHI - There will be a bloody revolution in the country soon, following which every army chief will nominate himself as the president for three years and there will be no general elections for the next 30 to 40 years, PML-F chief Pir Pagara said on Tuesday.
"There will be civilian-disciplined dictatorship," he added. Speaking at a press conference at his residence Kingri House, the spiritual leader of the Hurs said that under the civilian disciplined dictatorship,

NEWS ANALYSIS - Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif finally announced his party's split with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in Punjab on Friday. While certainly dealing a blow to the PPP and its recent reconciliatory efforts, the PML-N leader stopped short of announcing an all-out war against the PPP for the time being.
The message from Sharif's press conference - where he announced the decision to part ways with the PPP, blaming President Asif Ali Zardari for leaving

ISLAMABAD - Federal Law Minister Dr Babar Awan on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of mid-term or short term elections saying that the democratically elected government of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) will complete its tenure.
He said the government will not give up even one day of its term. Speaking at an oath taking ceremony of newly elected office bearers of the Press Association of Supreme Court (PAS) he said those who are aspirants of mid and short term elections should

RAMALLAH - The Palestinian cabinet quit on Monday ahead of summer elections as the leadership sought to reaffirm its legitimacy after the collapse of talks with Israel and uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The move, which has been on the cards since last year, was announced at a cabinet meeting in Ramallah and comes on the heels of mass public protests in Tunisia and Egypt calling for democratic reforms.
Shortly afterwards, Palestinian prime minister Salam Fayyad presented the

LAHORE - The elections of PIA Senior Staff Association (PIA SSA) have been delayed for three months due to the lack of necessary security cover provided by the Sindh Government; for the elections that were due to be held from 28th January till 12th February, 2011.
Earlier, PIA administration had requested Government of Sindh to provide necessary security coverage for the elections. However, the Provincial Home Department informed PIA Administration that due to the prevailing

LAHORE - The Progressive Panel on Wednesday comprehensively won the annual elections of the Lahore Press Club by out doing the Journalists Panel on three of four main seats. According to the official announcement made by the election committee of Lahore Press Club, Sarmad Bashir successfully defended his presidential slot against his opponent Noman Yawar of the Journalists Panel.
Basheer scored 518 votes, beating his opponent by 131 votes. Progressive Panel's candidate for vice

Lahore - Sunni Tehreek (ST), Punjab's Convener, Muhammad Shadab Raza announced that ST would take part in the next elections and launch a movement against inflation and unemployment.
He further said that an amendment in the blasphemy law would never be accepted, and asked the government to officially condemn the act of a priest who has announced to desecrate the Quran He was addressing to press conference in ST's provincial office.
He asked the government to dissolve the

Lahore - The day-long polling in the Lahore Bar Association election was held at the Zila Kachehry where the lawyers continued canvassing for their candidates in a festive mood. The Lahore High Court's former judge Ahsan Bhoon, Supreme Court Bar Association President Asma Jehangir, Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik also cast their votes.
A large number of lawyers were present on the way to every polling booth at the Zila Kachehry and were convincing their colleagues to