Tag: Poll

Afghan poll hopeful Ghani wants ‘special relationship’ with Pakistan

Afghan presidential hopeful Ashraf Ghani says rapprochement with the Taliban’s old backers Pakistan, along the lines of France and Germany after World War II,...

Smooth Afghan poll raises questions about Taliban strength

A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan's presidential election and the Taliban's failure to derail the vote has raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents...

64% Pakistanis say gas should be supplied to industries; 35% say...

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by GallupPakistan, 64% Pakistanis say gas should be supplied to industries; 35% say supply should...

Poll complaints are not registered on the road: Rashid

Information and Broadcasting Minister Pervaiz Rashid said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf should approach the election tribunals for redressing its election complaints instead of protesting...

61 per cent Pakistanis say their children vaccinated against measles: Poll

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 61 per cent Pakistanis claim that their children, aged ten years or...

Opposition demands removal of ECP officials, skeptic over presidential poll result

  ANP lambastes ECP for violating code of conduct for elections PML-Q says would have been better had government not indulged in controversies JI says certain factors...

PPP will regret its boycott: Nawaz

    Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said the Pakistan People’s Party would regret its decision to boycott the presidential polls Addressing the PML-N parliamentary party...

Mamnoon, Wajih left in the race as PPP boycotts poll

Experts see PPP move as return of PML-N’s 2008 favour Rabbani says SC, ECP moves hint at ‘one unit’ SC meddling in ECP’s jurisdiction on behest...

Revised presidential poll schedule in compliance with Supreme Court’s order: ECP

Following the criticism of many opposition parties for issuing a revised schedule for the presidential elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday...

Poll reveals global opposition to US drone strikes

  The US drone strikes are widely unpopular in nations across the world, a survey said on Thursday amid criticism from countries including Pakistan over...

78% of Pakistanis think PML-N govt can end power shortage: poll

According to a Gilani Research Foundation survey carried out by GallupPakistan, 78 percent of Pakistanis think it is possible that the new PML-N government...

40% Pakistanis have mixed feelings about Musharraf’s return: poll

According to a Gilani Research Foundation Survey carried out by Gallup Pakistan, 40 percent of Pakistanis have mixed feelings about the return of former...

PM appreciates ECP on poll arrangements

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has expressed satisfaction over the Election Commission of Pakistan's completion of arrangements for holding general elections. Ashraf made these...

Obama or Romney: Americans go to poll today

Faced with nagging political polarization internally and a shifting balance of power internationally, the United States goes to election on Tuesday in one of...

Pakistan favors Romney over Obama: poll

People around the world overwhelmingly favor US President Barack Obama over his Republican challenger Mitt Romney, a poll carried out for the BBC World...

FIA probe unacceptable, neutral commission should probe poll scam, demands PML-N

Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif on Monday said the leadership of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) respected the recent verdict of Supreme Court from the...

Race tightens for Obama in key US states: poll

President Barack Obama clearly leads his Republican rival Mitt Romney in the battleground of Ohio but the race has tightened considerably in two other...