Tag: Elections

CM for best security arrangements on polling day

LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Dr Hasan Askari on Friday said that best security arrangements should be ensured on the polling day as the right to...

People of Punjab want a third option: Bilawal

CHINIOT: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday claimed that the people of Punjab wanted a third option as both the Pakistan...

PTI ruling the roost as it eyes to bag major victories...

--PTI’s Fawad Chaudhary, Farrukh Altaf cousin-duo all set to win both NA seats this time around   ISLAMABAD: Out of scores of candidates vying on two national...

Govt to provide maximum security to any politician under threat: minister

--Information and Culture Department donates Rs1 mln to Public Art and Literary Society   LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Information and Culture Ahmed Waqas Riaz on Thursday said...

ANP urges caretaker govt to provide security for its electoral candidates

PESHAWAR: Awami National Party (ANP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) General Secretary Sardar Hussain Babak and Deputy General Secretary Aimal Wali Khan on Wednesday urged the caretaker...

PPP’s candidate for Lahore’s NA-124 joins PTI

--Senator Chaudhry Sarwar says PTI will come to power on basis of work carried out in KP   LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate for Lahore’s NA-124, Chaudhary...

Ali Zafar says govt to ensure election on time

Minister says anti-state elements making attempts to derail election RAWALPINDI: Caretaker Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Ali Zafar on Tuesday expressed the government's resolve...

District administration earmarks 23 spots for political gatherings in Lahore

LAHORE: With electioneering of all political players reaching a new high ahead of the July 25 polls, the district administration on Tuesday earmarked 23 spots...

Interim govt not targeting any specific political party, clarifies home minister

--Shaukat Javed says security of all political leaders upgraded on par with prime minister --Says July 13 security plan was ‘made on merit’ to avoid...

PML-N, PTI, PML-Q in tough contest to grab Bahawalpur

No seat adjustment between PTI, PML-Q may cost former a seat in one constituency  BAHAWALPUR: Bahawalpur, the city once loyal to Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz...

Stop manipulating elections, ensure free and fair franchise, SAFMA demands

LAHORE: The South Asian Free Media Association (SAFMA) presented an amended draft resolution for discussion during a seminar on ‘Stop Manipulating Elections and Ensure Free...

Two local body representatives fined for violating ECP code

MULTAN: Deputy Commissioner of Multan Mudasir Riaz Malik has imposed Rs 20,000 fine on two public representatives of the local bodies over the violation...

PML-N links Pakistan’s future with free, fair and peaceful elections

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) on Sunday said that the future of the country is linked with free, fair and peaceful elections. In a statement on...

PPP, independents to make hay on PTI’s flawed ticket distribution in...

PTI awards tickets to inexperienced women candidates against strong opponents ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has placed novice candidates in Muzaffargarh district for the...

EU observer faces delay to monitor elections

ISLAMABAD: European Union Election Observation Mission (EUEOM) has said that monitoring of certain matters related to the electoral process in Pakistan has not been conducted...

Tough competition expected in NA-65 as PTI backs PML-Q

ISLAMABAD: As the elections draw near, the candidates from NA-65 (Talagang) are burning the midnight oil to win the upcoming elections as a tough...

LHC dismisses plea against Aleem Khan’s nomination papers for NA-129

--Aleem appears before NAB 'to uphold supremacy of law'   LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a petition against the nomination papers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...