Tag: general elections
Pak-Afghan Torkham border to be sealed on May 11
Home Ministry of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on Thursday directed the sealing of Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border on May 11 in the wake of security reasons...
PPP would emerge victorious in coming polls: Talpur
Pakistan People Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur has said that PPP candidates would emerge victorious in all the four provinces during the coming polls...
PPP announces names of candidates from Sindh
The Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on Wednesday announced names of its shortlisted candidates for party tickets. All candidates will contest the forthcoming general elections...
649 polling stations to be set up in Nawabshah
District Election Commissioner (DEC) Sain Bux Channar said that a total of 673,714 male and female voters will exercise the right to cast their...
Contingency plan for general election to be finalised soon
A high level meeting was held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Shahid Nadeem Baloch at the Central...
Where is our right-of-way?
The process of blocking streets by installing barriers has gained pace before the onset of general elections in Karachi, it has been reliably learnt.
The...
Delay in general elections not acceptable: Shahbaz
Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was vouching for the survival of the country and consolidation of the...
Champions of corruption will meet their end in general elections, says...
Provincial Minister for Law Rana Sanaullah on Wednesday said that the world will see the logical end of champions of loot and corruption in...
Seraiki province to be carved out before elections: Zardari
President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday said the Seraiki province would be carved out before the next general elections. In a meeting with Pakistan...
Power plays
More is less
The government of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani is enjoying power. This cannot be said for the people whom he governs.
Power is...
Preparations for polls
Too important a matter for dawdling
As the government enters the fag end of its tenure, it has to ensure that the elections are seen...
Imran Khan: the tiger roars
His ragtag pack is no pride
When Imran Khan lost the 1997 elections, I wrote: ‘The Tiger Will Roar’. When he was arrested I wrote,...
Ready for change
Everyone’s a stakeholder
The setting of the sun just after the winter solstice has a numbing hue unlike the brilliance of the summer. As yet...