Tag: Voting

British PM hopefuls begin crucial week of votes

LONDON: At least one of the six candidates vying to become Britain's next prime minister will be eliminated in the second round of voting...

Voting begins in Spain election marked by far-right resurgence

MADRID: Spaniards began voting in an uncertain snap general election Sunday marked by a resurgence of the far-right after more than four decades on...

‘Troubled’ PTI divides MPs in groups for Senate by-poll voting

--Aleem Khan says all ruling party lawmakers united, any claims regarding blocs within PTI are mere rumours --Mujtaba Shujaur Rehman says PTI victim of 'internal...

ANP clinches PK-71, PTI leads on NA-247, PS-111 seats

---ANP's Salahuddin secures 11,257 votes against PTI's Zulfiqar Khan's 9,854 votes according to unofficial results ---PTI leading with comfortable margin in NA-247, PS-111 KARACHI: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf...

PTI fails to retain three NA seats it won in July...

---PTI loses in NA-131, NA-56 and NA-35 as voter turnout falls LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has failed to retain three National Assembly constituencies that...

Task force points out flaws in e-voting proposal for overseas Pakistanis

The Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) task force, made on the directives of the Supreme Court (SC), has pointed out a number of flaws...

Various polls predict no party will win majority in GE-2018

Surveys show neck and neck competition between PML-N and PTI LAHORE: With elections just around the corner, various nationwide surveys carried out by research organisations...

Overseas Pakistanis won’t be able to vote in elections

Overseas Pakistanis will not be able to vote in the forthcoming general election in the country, officials of National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA)...

Masses to vote PML-N on 25th: Marriyum

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb on Wednesday claimed that the masses would vote for the PML-N on July 25. Talking to 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...

I-Voting Solution initiated for overseas Pakistanis

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday announced the initiation of the “I-Voting Solution” proposed by the National Database and Registration Authority...

General Elections 2018: Votes to be cast on watermarked ballot papers

ECP fixes April 24 as deadline for reviewing electoral rolls For the upcoming general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has decided to use...

Voting underway in Sri Lanka local government elections

COLOMBO: Voting was underway on Saturday in the Sri Lankan Local Government (LG) elections, seen as an unofficial referendum on the performance of the...

NA-4 by-election: Voting begins at 269 stations in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Polling began at the 269 polling stations in the city's NA-4 constituency at 8 am today. The deputy commissioner has declared Thursday a holiday to...

Voting starts in Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence referendum

ERBIL, Iraq: Voting started on Monday in an independence referendum organized by the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, despite regional and international...

No jirga can now block women from voting: Sherry

The Senate unanimously passed the ‘Representation of the People’ (Amendment) bill, 2016, introduced by PPP Vice-President Senator Sherry Rehman. The bill ensures that barring...

Biometric system approved: Overseas Pakistanis to cast votes via internet

Sub-Committee of the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms approved the biometric system to register overseas Pakistanis enabling them to cast their votes for their...