Tag: Elections
100-year-old woman to challenge Imran in upcoming polls
BANNU: A 100-year-old woman is set to take on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan from NA-35 Bannu constituency, reported a local English daily.
According...
Particulars of more than 100 election candidates declared ‘extremely dubious’
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has so far found that more than 100 candidates are bank defaulters, according to a local media outlet...
Interior ministry ordered to submit report on MML’s registration till June...
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday directed the interior ministry to submit full report till June 13 regarding the registration of...
Shehbaz retracts decision to contest 2018 polls from Karachi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Monday retracted his decision of contesting elections from NA-249, NA-248, and NA-250 in Karachi.
The former Punjab...
Tahirul Qadri might boycott upcoming polls
Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) chief Tahirul Qadri will not contest the General Elections 2018, while his two sons will also skip the upcoming polls.
Qadri,...
Nisar to contest elections as independent candidate on four seats
Says he never sought a PML-N ticket, neither does he depend on it
ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan Sunday submitted nomination papers...
Ex-PM Yousuf Raza Gilani to contest elections from NA-158 Multan
MULTAN: Former prime minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani will be contesting the general elections from the NA-158 Multan constituency.
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader...
Shah Rukh Khan gets trolled as cousin Noor Jehan contests elections...
MUMBAI: It is not uncommon for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan to find himself embroiled in controversies or face backlash on social media. And...
Ali Tareen not to contest 2018 elections amid educational commitments
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jehangir Tareen's son Ali Tareen on Saturday announced not to contest the forthcoming election citing his inability to give time...
Details of assets declared by candidates not to be made public:...
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday announced that the details of candidates intending to contest elections and their declared assets will not...
KU teachers issued warnings by ECP over refusal to perform election...
KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday issued warning notices to teachers of Karachi University (KU) who are unwilling to perform election duties.
"Teachers cannot...
Rabbani warns against allowing Musharraf to contest election
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani warned that if former president Pervez Musharraf was allowed to file nomination papers for the forthcoming...
KP PTI leaders threaten to contest elections independently
PESHAWAR: Some senior Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) threatened that they would contest elections independently if party's parliamentary board awards tickets to newcomers,...
KU teachers to resist pressure for performing election duties
KARACHI: The Karachi University Teachers Society (KUTS) during a general body meeting on Thursday decided that the teachers would not perform election duties and...
Imran, Bilawal ready to contest elections from Karachi
--- MUSTAFA KAMAL, JAMSHED DASTI TO CONTEST FROM NA-247, NA-178 RESPECTIVELY
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal...
Elections 2018: ECP extends date to submit nomination papers to June...
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday extended the date for submitting nomination papers for the upcoming general elections to June 11...
Caretaker govt to ensure free, fair elections: Ali Zafar
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Syed Ali Zafar Thursday said that the caretaker government would do its utmost to ensure free,...