Tag: upcoming general elections

Polling ends, counting of votes begins

Polling in the General Election 2018 concluded at 6.00pm on Wednesday, as the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected requests from major political parties...

PML-N battles PTI in political heartland

Driving through the flooded rice paddies of Narowal, the sunlight streaming in through the monsoon clouds, Ahsan Iqbal is in turns confident and concerned,...

Imran Khan seeks election win over jailed ex-PM’s party

ISLAMABAD: Cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan is hoping to become prime minister after 20 years of being dismissed at the polls, as the country prepares...

Power Division establishes control rooms to ensure uninterrupted electricity on election...

ISLAMABAD: Power Division has established two control rooms to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply during polling and completion of the counting process across the country...

SC allows Anjum Aqeel, Qaiserani to contest polls

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday allowed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Anjum Aqeel and independent candidate Mir Badshah Qaiserani to contest elections...

A white flash, a horrible boom: Now Pakistan worries if it’s...

Hundreds of voters were packed shoulder to shoulder at an election rally less than two weeks ago in a mud-walled village in western Pakistan,...

Violence, Sharif corruption case put Pakistan on edge before elections

This week’s elections to decide Pakistan’s next prime minister are rife with tension that, analysts say, could erupt into political upheaval in the nuclear-armed...

Minorities face daunting challenge in elections

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections this week, the country’s minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up...

Shadow of ‘engineering’ hangs over polls

Political leaders in Balochistan claim they are being threatened to switch parties, allege army's involvement MASTUNG: Surrounded by the arid mountains of the Chiltan...

Imran Khan ‘confident’ he will be PM

--PTI chief dismisses allegations that military is working behind the scenes to favour his campaign for July 25 polls   LAHORE: Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan is “quietly...

Women determined to defy 1947 ban on their vote in Multan...

MOHRI PUR: Men banned women from voting in the village of Mohri Pur sometime around 1947, and they have obeyed ever since — until...

Hoping against hope, transgender persons launch election fight

ISLAMABAD: “Give me a chance,” Nadeem Kashish pleads with voters in Islamabad. Her struggle is not for power — she knows her campaign is...

Despite ban, Hafiz Saeed’s party plans to contest elections

--Milli Muslim League spokesman says party contesting polls under the umbrella of Allah-O-Akbar Tehreek   As Pakistan prepares for general elections in a few weeks, the...

PML-N candidate says voting for women is ‘haram’

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate for the July 25 general election and former Punjab minister Haroon Sultan has stoked a controversy by terming it...

Rude awakening for politicians as masses begin accountability

PTI spokesman says reason behind protests is ‘frustration’, condemns Lyari protest PPP’s Sherry Rehman says blockades, blood are no way to show disagreement ...

ECP summons Imran for seeking assurance from PTI ticket hopefuls

PTI chief bars candidates from contesting elections independently if not issued party ticket ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday summoned Pakistan...

PTI candidate in hot water for using COAS, CJP’s pictures in...

CEC asks Nasir Cheema if army chief, CJP are related to him GUJRANWALA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday reprimanded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)...