Tag: Elections2013

ANP on the verge of collapse in Karachi

Awami National Party (ANP), which had emerged as Karachi’s second largest party over the last few years, seems to have lost all hopes of...

Security plan finalised for May 11 polls: Interior Minister

Federal Interior Minister Malik Muhammad Habib on Monday said a comprehensive security plan had been finalised for the upcoming elections scheduled for May 11. Talking...

No more US slavery, vows Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday pledged that after coming into power his party will rid the country from “slavery” of the...

Taj Haider for allowing voting on ‘present address’

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Taj Haider on Sunday said the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should also arrange for allowing voters to...

PML-N promises industrial revolution, end to armed wings of political parties

Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif and leader Shahbaz Sharif on Sunday promised an industrial revolution and an end to the armed wings...

Will ensure peace in KP through dialogue: Imran

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Sunday said his party would oust traditional politicians in the upcoming polls, adding that if voted into...

JI asks govt to convene APC for evolving polls strategy

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Munawar Hasan on Sunday urged the interim government to convene a meeting of all political parties (APC) and law-enforcing agencies to...

Say no to disciples of Zardari, Musharraf: Nisar

Pakistan Muslim Leahue-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former opposition leader in National Assembly (NA) Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said the key to salvaging Pakistan was...

Parking banned near polling stations on Election Day

Keeping in view the law and order situation and to facilitate citizens, the Rawalpindi City Traffic Police on Friday prepared traffic a detailed traffic...

IESCO asked not to conduct load-shedding during polls

Rawalpindi District Coordination Officer (DCO) Rashid Mehmood directed the Islamabad Electricity Supply Company (IESCO) not to conduct load shedding during the two days of...

Fazl, Sherpao join hands to challenge ANP

In a bid to pose a serious challenge to Awami National Party (ANP) in its strongholds in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), Maulana Fazl’s Jamiat-e-Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F)...

PPP, PML-N field candidates in Balochistan

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) fielded their candidates for the upcoming general elections in Balochistan. Political sources said on Wednesday that...

PPP, PML-Q alliance will eliminate corruption in Punjab: Bilawal

Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said the alliance between Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) and PPP will eliminate looters and corrupt politicians...

PM approves transfer of federal secretaries, irking higher bureaucracy

Prime Minister (PM) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Monday approved transfers of federal secretaries and appointed Dr Shahid Amjad Chaudhry as the finance advisor...

Shahid Afridi to campaign for increasing voter turnout

The big-hitting Afridi, one of the country's biggest sports stars who has previously led media drives urging parents to vaccinate children against polio, said...

Don’t ask for votes on the basis of religion or sect:...

In a new development on Sunday morning, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued new guidelines for candidates and political parties, barring them from...

Caretaker govt, ministers must act impartially: PM

Prime Minister (PM) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso on Saturday said the caretaker government and cabinet members should act impartially as they have been mandated...