Tag: Polls

PPP’s candidates for by-polls announced

The Punjab chapter of the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) has announced its candidates for by-elections to be held on August 22. According to PPP...

LG polls in cantonments September 15, SC told

    The government has assured the Supreme Court that local government elections in all cantonment areas would be held by September 15 this year. The assurance...

Iran poll rivals clash over foreign policy

Iran's presidential election candidates have traded heated exchanges over nuclear talks with world powers in a fiery final televised debate. Centrist Hasan Rowhani, Iran's former nuclear negotiator and Saeed...

Sit-ins across country over ‘polls rigging’

  PTI sit-ins against rigging continue for second day in Lahore, Karachi Imran demands recounting of votes in 25 NA constituencies of Punjab MDM stages protest in...

Peaceful polls held, says ECP

  Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan on Monday said peaceful elections were held across the country except in some constituencies. Talking to...

Tiger stamped

 Tiger steals the show in the city, restricts the captain’s team to a few singles and doubles Political leaders, influentials, felicitate Nawaz for bagging most...

Tweets from the political glitterati

Many political leaders have tweeted interesting messages over Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)’s lead in polls. Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Marium Nawaz has said in her message...

IGP appreciates police for peace during polls

Punjab Inspector General Police (IGP) Aftab Sultan has appreciated the police force for maintaining peace during the polling process. "Officers and jawans of police discharged...

Polls a victory of democracy: Asad Umer

      Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Asad Umer has said the PTI congratulated PML-N on their victory in the Election 2013. Talking to a private news channel, PTI...

Minhajul Quran protests against polls

Tehrik-e-Minhaj-ul-Quran (TMQ) activists staged a sit-in against the elections in front of the Punjab Assembly on Saturday. A large number of workers including women and...

Army officials take part in polls jubilantly

The enthusiastic turnout of armed forces personnel and their families at the polling stations of Rawalpindi and Islamabad on Saturday showed that democracy was...

Hazarawals key to scoring high in Karachi

  The Hazarawal in Karachi are in a fix as they have received invitation card from every party to ride their boat in the upcoming...

Gen Kayani orders foolproof security for polls

Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Kayani on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review security arrangements, especially in Sindh, for the upcoming election. According to...

No compromise on fair polls: Punjab IGP

Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Aftab Sultan has once again assured that no compromise would be made on holding fair, free and transparent...

PM told about security measures taken for polls

The Interior Ministry on Thursday apprised caretaker Prime Minister Hazar Khan Khoso that it was coordinating with the provincial governments to maintain law and...

More troops deployed in Balochistan

More army troops have been deployed in far-flung districts of Balochistan to ensure security during the upcoming general elections. According to a Pakistan Army spokesman,...

JI demands removal of ‘no-go’ areas, army deployment

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) has demanded to remove no-go areas, declare the entire city “sensitive” and deploy army personnel at all polling stations on the day...