Tag: Vote
Saudi women can now register to vote
For the first time ever in the history of Kingdom, women in Saudi Arabia have been allowed to register to vote ahead of municipal...
Khan lauds Rabbani but says PTI won’t vote for him
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that Pakistan People’s Party Senator Raza Rabbani is a man of repute but PTI will not...
Swedish centre-left make deal with opposition, call off snap vote
Sweden’s mainstream parties reached a deal on Saturday that will allow the minority centre-left government to remain in office and sideline the anti-immigration Sweden...
Ballot record dispute suspends Afghan vote audit
The slow-moving audit of ballots cast in the run-off round of Afghanistan's controversial presidential elections was briefly suspended by a dispute over vote count...
India poised for mammoth vote
The biggest election the world has ever seen begins on Monday in a remote backwater of tea gardens and rice paddies, with India looking...
People voted for democracy in Balochistan: HRCP
The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Sunday said that despite threats from insurgents people in Balochistan voted in May 11 elections.
An...
ECP orders vote recounting in PP-150
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday ordered vote recounting in Punjab Assembly’s PP-150 after rigging allegations on the day of the by-polls.
The...
Khan wants people to vote for PTI’s ideology in by-polls
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday urged supporters to vote for the party’s ideology, not its candidates, in the upcoming by-elections.
Addressing a...
Tsvangirai denounces Zimbabwe vote as ‘huge farce’
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed Zimbabwe’s election as a farce on Thursday after his rival President Robert Mugabe’s party claimed a landslide victory that...
Khan gives three-day deadline for vote recount
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on Wednesday presented his demands before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and asked they be accepted within...
Political celebrities at polling stations
Prominent political leaders and other influential personalities cast their votes in the federal capital at various polling stations.
Awami Muslim League (AML) leader Sheikh Rashid...
Complex voters’ lists irk voters
Complex voters’ lists for NA-48 and NA-49 hampered many in voting.
It was learnt that the voters’ lists were too complex, and even the political...
AFTER VOTE, PAKISTAN’S STRONGEST ALLY SHOULD BE INDIA
As every leading candidate has proudly noted, tomorrow’s parliamentary elections in will mark the first civilian transfer of power in that country’s 66-year history....
Information minister casts vote in Lahore
Caretaker Information Minister Arif Nizami on Saturday cast his vote in Defence housing authority (DHA) which has constituencies NA- 125 and PP-155.
Talking to media...
Women in NWA, Lakki Marwat, Lower Dir deprived of right to...
Women were deprived of their right to vote during the May 11 general election in North Waziristan Agency, Lakki Marwat and Lower Dir, as...
Half the population is not voting
Low voter registration, unfavorable polling station atmosphere and obstacles in regulatory framework are major issues hampering women’s participation in the elections.
Despite lofty claims,...
Election 2013: 48% Pakistanis want to vote for a person instead...
Despite the mobilisation campaigns of Election Commission of Pakistan and political parties, ethnicity, community, language will still be a key factor in May 11...
