Tag: Polls

PPP’s Baksh Khan Mahar leads NA-205 Ghotki polls: unofficial results

The polling for NA-205 Ghotki ended on Tuesday and according to unofficial and unverified results, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate Sardar Muhammad Baksh Khan...

History in the making as erstwhile FATA goes to polls tomorrow

--285 candidates, including two women, are in the run for elections --1,671,308 men, 1,130,529 women to exercise right to vote ISLAMABAD: The stage is set for...

Ctrl-Alt-Stall: India’s engineers struggle for work as jobs crisis worsens

CHINCHWAD: Santosh Gurav gained a bachelor’s degree in technology from a mid-tier college in western India last year, specializing in electrical engineering and hoping...

Indian politician jailed for posting image of Modi with begging bowl

NEW DELHI: An Indian politician who posted a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a begging bowl on Facebook has been arrested, police...

Taliban urge Afghans to boycott polls, reject peace talks

  KABUL: The Taliban on Monday directed Afghans to boycott upcoming parliamentary elections and demanded a complete withdrawal of foreign forces as the only solution...

Govt to include senators in committee probing poll rigging, reveals Khursheed...

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader Khursheed Shah on Thursday said that the government has accepted the demand made by the opposition parties and...

PTI has broken dynastic hold on Pakistan’s politics: US media

ISLAMABAD: The United States’ (US) print and electronic media continues to highlight Imran Khan's triumph in the Pakistani elections, saying that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...

PTI expected to sweep Rajanpur district in upcoming polls

Alliance between Legharis and Mazaris to help PTI clinch three NA, five PA seats RAJANPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is expected to sweep elections across...

Recent surge in terrorism aimed at delaying polls, claims Imran

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan has said that the recent surge in terrorism is aimed at creating chaos in a bid to delay...

ECP summons government officers over influencing upcoming polls

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has summoned government officers on July 17 over allegedly trying to influence the upcoming polls. A three-member bench...

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...

Nisar says he will never bow in front of anyone

RAWALPINDI: Former interior minister and disgruntled Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan has said that everyone is playing their own game...

Nawaz’s bold decisions saved Karachi from terror: Shahbaz

KARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shahbaz Sharif Wednesday said that the courageous decisions of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have saved the people of...

Fresh blood likely to give hard time to MMA’s Fazl in...

DI KHAN: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman will face a tough challenge in Dera Ismail Khan’s (DI Khan) NA-38...

IPI concerned about stifling of media in Pakistan ahead of polls

Letter sent to PM, CJP, political leaders highlighting threats faced by media KARACHI: All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) here Tuesday expressed concern over prevailing...

Shehbaz retracts decision to contest 2018 polls from Karachi

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Monday retracted his decision of contesting elections from NA-249, NA-248, and NA-250 in Karachi. The former Punjab...

Shehbaz for timely, transparent polls

--CM says PML-N fulfilled its responsibilities while PTI ‘deceived’ masses   LAHORE: Outgoing Punjab Chief Minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday said...