Tag: Elections2013
4.5m registered expats to vote in election: NADRA chief
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Tariq Malik on Wednesday said overseas Pakistanis have been granted the right to vote, following which 4.5...
ECP to address candidates’ grievances: Secretary
Khan on Sunday said the grievances of candidates contesting general elections would be redressed, disclosing that 313 complaints had been received in connection with...
Powerful business lobbies attempting to influence election outcome: PEW
The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said some influential industrial lobbies are trying to influence outcome of the upcoming general election in the...
Police foils rigging attempt, recovers 90,000 fake ballot papers
Foiling an attempt of massive rigging in the upcoming general election, law enforcing agencies succeeded in recovering of 90,000 fake ballot papers at Chakara,...
Military deployed across the country for peaceful polls: Nizami
Interim Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami on Saturday said Prime Minister (PM) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso has reiterated his commitment for...
KP women putting up a challenge in polls
Contrary to norms, the number of women candidates contesting on general seats for both National and provincial assemblies is on the rise all over...
Army troops to control 5,500 ‘highly sensitive’ polling stations in Sindh
With an aim to ensure free, fair and peaceful general elections in Sindh, particularly in Karachi, jawans of the Pakistan Army will take control...
25% Pakistanis think there is a ‘very high threat’ on Election...
According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 25% Pakistanis think there is a ‘very high threat’ of riots/breakdown of...
Have no fear, the lion hunter is here: Imran Khan
Revealing the secret of Asif Ali Zardari’s ability to run the government for five years, Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf chief Imran Khan termed Nawaz Sharif’s three...
PPP candidate Dharejo escapes attempt on life
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) candidate, Jam Ikramullah Dharejo, was fired upon near Sukkur city of Sindh on Thursday as the candidate remained safe in...
MQM informs ECP of rigging planned at Karachi’s polling stations
Senior leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Farooq Sattar informed the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) that rigging was planned on 35 polling stations...
4,176 polling stations in Sindh declared most sensitive
Sindh police have declared 4,176 polling stations in the province as highly sensitive, 5,436 as sensitive and 5,272 as normal.
Out of the 4,176 highly...
PTI to stop operations in Balochistan: Imran
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday said after coming into power his party would abolish military operations in Balochistan, adding that bullets...
Abrar-ul-Haq’s song ‘Nach Punjaban Nach’ being used against him
Abrar-ul-Haq’s most prominent song ‘Nach Punjaban Nach’ is being used by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) as a means to discredit the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf...
Elections to be held on time: Khoso
Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Tuesday reiterated that elections will be held on time.
While talking to Information and Broadcasting Minister Arif Nizami...
13 killed, 58 injured in last week’s electoral violence: FAFEN
13 people were killed and 58 injured in 13 incidents of electoral violence between April 20 and 26, 2013, compared to last week's death...
ECP declares over 21,000 polling stations sensitive
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has categorised over 21,000 polling stations across the country as ‘sensitive’ and ‘highly sensitive’.
According to sources,...
