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‘Unfair’criticism: NADRA may shy away from election duties

ISLAMABAD: The country’s top citizen registration body is set to distance itself from all electoral matters after coming under…

National Assembly to elect speaker today

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly will elect a new speaker for its remaining term of two- and-a-half years today (Monday).

What makes Pervaiz canvass for Ayaz Sadiq in NA speaker poll?

LAHORE: The PML-Q, the king’s party of Musharraf regime, is working ‘overtime’ to get ruling PML-N nominee Sardar Ayaz Sadiq…

Second phase of LB polls should be under army: Khursheed

ISLAMABAD: Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has said that the next phase of the local bodies…

Post-first phase: PM asks leadership to review names for mayors

ISLAMABAD: Basking in the glory of its clean sweep in the local government polls’ first phase in 12 districts of Punjab, the…

ECP should explain use of state machinery, says Imran

ISLAMABAD: PTI Chairman Imran Khan has demanded a response from the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to what he alleged was…

Arbab group to stage sit-in in Tharparkar from November 10

HYDERABAD: The Arbab group of Tharparkar with the support of several mainstream political parties will stage a continuous sit-in…

Punjab govt demands army deployment in second phase of LB polls

ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government on Saturday sought Pakistan Army deployment once again during upcoming second phase of local…

PAT challenges results of 274 UCs in LHC

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Saturday accepted a plea against results of as many as 274 Union Councils (UC) in the first phase of…

Follies of rivals help PML-N consolidate its rule

ISLAMABAD: Follies and lack of capacity of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s rivals to maintain pressure and popularity and the…

Dismissed PTI organiser slams Shaikh Rashid, alleges corruption in party ranks

Dismissed Saturday as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) organiser for Rawalpindi’s NA-56 constituency, Fiazul Hassan Chohan…

Dictators spurred clash among democratic institutions: Rabbani

PESHAWAR: Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani on Sunday said that democratic institutions were pitted against one another during times…

PTI expels MPA Amjad Afridi from party

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf (PTI) yesterday expelled MPA Amjad Khan Afridi from the party for his conduct in the Local…

Whole country is a PPP stronghold: Bilawal

KARACHI: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, chairman of Pakistan People’s Party, has said that not only Sindh, but the whole country is a…

JUI-F joins hands with PPP in Mansehra

MANSEHRA: The JUI-F has joined hands with the PPP to play an important role in the formation of the future government after…

Rind appointed PTI organiser in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has dissolved the organising committee in Balochistan and appointed Sardar Yar Mohammad…

PTI to approach ECP over ‘transfer of votes’

ISLAMABAD: PTI yesterday announced to contact the Election Commission of Pakistan and other forums against the "illegal transfer…

Four newly elected MNAs take oath

ISLAMABAD: Four more newly-elected Members of National Assembly, including former Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Babar Nawaz, Riaz-ul…

ECP announces schedule for NA-154 by-polls

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced the schedule for by-polls in NA-154, Lodhran constituency of…

Tareen writes to CEC against PM’s Lodhran visit

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Jahangir Khan Tareen wrote a letter to Chief Election Commissioner to stop Prime Minister…

LG polls, suspended during first phase in Sindh, Punjab, to be held on Nov 14

Polling for the local government (LG) elections in four districts of Sindh and for 85 union council seats in Punjab, which was…

LG elections: Political parties form alliance against PPP

HYDERABAD: The local chapters of the Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in Dadu district…

‘28 MQM candidates return unopposed’

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement said on Friday that 26 of its candidates for the seats of general councillors In Karachi as…

CEC turns down Imran’s meeting request

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (retd) Justice Sardar Mohammad Raza Khan has turned down Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf Chairman…

PML-N nominates Ayaz for NA Speaker

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League–N on Thursday announced nominating MNA from NA-122 Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for Speaker’s position in…

PTI nominates Shafqat Mehmood for NA Speaker slot

ISLAMABAD: The vice chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Shah Mahmood Qureshi, announced on Thursday that his party has…

Fata MNAs to field candidate for NA speaker’s post

ISLAMABAD: For the first time the parliamentarians of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) have decided to field their…

SC restores Pindi delimitation by ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed high court’s judgement that voided delimitation of constituencies by Election…

Polling time extended to over 10 hours for LG elections in capital

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced over 10 hour poll timing for local bodies (LB) elections in…

LG polls: Rangers to be deployed at sensitive polling stations

KARACHI: Rangers personnel will be deployed at sensitive polling stations during the second phase of local government elections…

ECP holds ROs responsible for LB polls mismanagement

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday declared returning officers (RO) responsible for mismanagement in…

Analysis: Nationalist parties in Sindh see another poll debacle

None of about half a dozen Sindhi nationalist parties and groups who took part in the first phase of the local government…

Okara MNA joins PML-N

LAHORE: Newly-elected Member National Assembly from Okara Riaz-ul-Haq met Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif, here Thursday and…

MQM applies for withdrawing NA resignations

ISLAMABAD: Following the withdrawal of resignations from the Senate, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Thursday submitted an…

People of Punjab, Sindh rejected PTI, says Asfandyar

CHARSADDA: Awami National Party president Asfandyar Wali Khan has said that the people of Sindh and Punjab have rejected Pakistan…

ECP denotifies MNA Siddique Baloch

ISLAMABAD: Another constituency in Punjab braces for a by-election after Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday…

PPP to support Ayaz Sadiq for NA speaker vote

ISLAMABAD: The opposition parties, including the Pakistan People’s Party, but not the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, have conveyed to…

Those involved in irregularities to face action: CEC

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Justice (retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, on Wednesday said action would be…

Second phase of LG polls on 19th

LAHORE: The second phase of local government elections will be held in 12 districts of the province on November 19.

ECP rules out troops inside polling stations

ISLAMABAD: Election authorities on Wednesday vowed to correct shortcomings of the first phase of local government (LG) elections…