Tag: Polls

Free polls vital for Pakistan: Ebrahim

The new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (Retd) Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim said it is the first and the last goal of his life to...

Zardari congratulates Gilani on his son’s victory

President Zardari has congratulated former PM Yousaf Raza Gilani on his son’s victory in Multan by-polls. Zardari said that the electoral victory of Abdul Qadir...

Govt to seek fresh mandate from people in 2013 polls: PM

The government will seek fresh mandate from the people in the 2013 elections on the basis of its performance in this tenure, Prime Minister...

PM to announce polls roadmap on August 14

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf will announce the roadmap for the next general elections on August 14, a private TV channel reported on Sunday....

PM offers olive branch to Opp for free, fair polls

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf on Saturday urged opposition parties to shun differences and come forward to hold free, fair and transparent elections in...

PM to Opp: Want transparent polls? Let’s finalise the CEC

Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf has extended a formal invitation to the opposition regarding the early appointment of the chief election commissioner, saying an...

PPP, it is time to hold the general polls: MQM

During Prime Minster Raja Pervez Ashraf’s visit to Nine Zero in Karachi, the central leader of the MQM, Farooq Sattar said holding of general...

Kuwait top court nullifies parliament polls

Kuwait’s constitutional court on Wednesday declared February’s legislative polls in which the opposition swept to victory illegal and reinstated the previous pro-government parliament, state...

‘Center, Punjab not on same page over party based local body...

The ongoing political fireworks between leaders from the ruling Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) are likely to intensify as the...

Khosa asks Shahbaz to hold local govt polls immediately

Punjab Governor Latif Khosa has asked Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif to immediately announce local government elections so that powers could be delegated to...

SHC orders Sindh govt to hold LG polls in 90 days

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the Sindh government to hold local bodies elections within 90 days. According to a private TV...

SHC orders Sindh govt to hold local body elections in 90...

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday directed the Sindh government to hold local body elections within a period of 90 days. According to a...

PM rejects early polls’ demand

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Monday said all political parties that wanted early polls would be disappointed, as the general election would be...

Daniyal appeals CJ to ensure LG Polls

Jeevay Pakistan JeevayMuqamiHakoomat (JPJM) chairman DaniyalAziz, welcoming Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry’s attention towards local governments elections, has said that only the...

PTI demands fresh general polls

Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf leader Abdul Aleem Khan has said that government is not paying heed towards miseries of the people due to prevailing energy crises. In...

Flaws found in ECP’S electoral rolls

Despite claims by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), flaws are still present in preliminary electoral rolls displayed in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa. As many as 22...

Next polls with allies’ nod, no pressure on NATO supply: Gilani

Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on Wednesday that decision about next elections would be taken after consultations with allies. Talking to the journalists, the...