Tag: general elections
Over 19000 ‘illegal’ publicity material removed: officials
RAWALPINDI: The district administration has removed over 19,000 illegal election publicity material including banners, hoardings, steamers and pana-flexes from different areas of the Rawalpindi district,...
Army not influencing elections, says ISPR DG
Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor says Pakistani military is a non-partisan institution, will execute duties in line with ECP’s code of conduct
Says politicians changing...
Election turn close friends into rivals on NA-29 in KP
PESHAWAR: The 2018 general election has turned two close friends of recent past – Amir Muqam of the Pakistan Muslim League-N and Nasir Khan Musazai...
Arrangements for smooth, organised holding of polls completed: ECP
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) said on Wednesday that the commission has made all necessary logistic arrangements to ensure holding of the general...
Nawaz ready to take it on the chin, calls for delay...
Deposed PM says he wants to be present in courtroom when verdict is delivered
Says he will be back as soon as wife...
Politicians for implementing election code in true spirit
Political parties ask ECP to ensure level playing field for all contesting candidates
ISLAMABAD: The major political parties on Sunday underlined the need to build...
Ballot papers’ printing to be completed by July 20
Secretary says ECP to dispatch ballot papers to around 85,000 polling stations before polling day
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob on...
SRK’s cousin Noor Jahan withdraws her nomination papers
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s cousin Noor Jahan withdrew on Friday from the electoral race, a local news outlet reported.
Noor Jahan, who belongs to...
Saaf Paani case: NAB questions Zaeem Qadri over alleged corruption
LAHORE: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Zaeem Qadri, who recently defected from the party, on Thursday, appeared before National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Lahore in...
PPP loses Shabir Bijarani, Nisar Khuhro from election race
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) seems to be losing its grip in Sindh as its nominated and unopposed elected candidate on PS-6 and party’s...
PML-N fields candidates against Ch Nisar
--Sheikh Rasheed says Nisar will win polls as an independent candidate
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has nominated candidates against its disgruntled leader Chaudry Nisar Ali...
Shehbaz to launch PML-N’s election campaign from Karachi
--PML-N president says Pakistan will suffer if elections aren't transparent
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif will launch Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) campaign for...
Shehbaz announces Punjab candidates, ignores dissenters
Saad Rafique to contest against Imran Khan, Maryam Nawaz pitted against Yasmin Rashid in Lahore
Sheikh Waqas Akram refuses to contest from NA-115,...
Christians unhappy as ‘affluent’ Hindus get major share in reserved seats
--PPP’s top priority for Punjab is a Hindu even though Christians form a majority in the province
LAHORE: Christians in Pakistan have expressed serious reservations over the...
ECP denies asking for 350k troops for election security
News channel claims Defence Ministry has approved ECP's request for specified number of soldiers
The Ministry of Defence has agreed to provide 350,000 troops...
ECP issues code of conduct for campaigners ahead of general elections
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) issued a code of conduct for the upcoming general elections.
The code of conduct notification includes a ban...
Elections Roundup: ‘Not even in Pakistan, what to speak of London…’
--The jokes, of course, write themselves
With the announcement of the assets declared by candidates, those of Maryam Nawaz Sharif were also announced. As per...
