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PTI councillor de-seated for violating party discipline

PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of Pakistan cancelled the basic membership of district councillor from Mansehra Shehryar Khan…

LG elections: Presiding officers granted first-class magistrate powers

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has authorised the presiding officers, appointed for each polling station for…

Diplomatic voters, hardened candidates

LAHORE: Electioneering for the first phase of the 2015 local government polls in the city is gaining momentum with the setting up…

PPP govt appointing ROs of its choice: MQM

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement accused the ruling Pakistan People’s Party on Tuesday of rigging the upcoming local…

Juj not joining any political party

OKARA: Independent MNA Chaudhry Riazul Haq Juj said despite being contacted by the prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf…

PTI’s Hamid Khan meets CEC Sardar Raza

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior leader Hamid Khan on Tuesday held meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Justice…

Three factors cause PPP’s downfall

When the Pakistan People’s Party celebrates its 48th Foundation Day next month, there will be little to cheer after what it did…

ANP questions QWP rejoining KP govt

ISLAMABAD: The Awami National Party (ANP) yesterday reacted to the rebirth of alliance between Khyber Pakhtukhwa government and…

Parliamentary panel indecisive on electronic voting machines

ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary committee on electoral reforms will meet next month to take a decision on the use of electronic…

Committee proposes ‘one man one vote’ formula

ISLAMABAD: The Sub-Committee of the Electoral Reforms Committee yesterday proposed a ‘one man one vote’ formula for Senate…

Uncertainty in Haripur: MNA-elect Babar Nawaz yet to take oath

HARIPUR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MNA elected from NA-19, Haripur Babar Nawaz Khan has still not taken the oath for his…

ECP announces capital LG polls schedule

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital will not witness any development scheme for 40 days as Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP)…

ECP to change polling date for last phase of LG polls in Punjab, Sindh

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has agreed to change the polling date for the third and last phase of…

SHC asks if polls can be stayed in controversial UCs

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) asked the provincial election commission on Monday to explain whether local government…

IHC clubs petitions against ICT delimitation

ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday clubbed eight petitions, filed by the PTI and some other…

LB polls Many PPP candidates elected unopposed

NAWABSHAH: Political activities with regard to the local government elections are at their peak here while a large number of PPP…

Vote, caution

Punjab Election Commission has not completed the constitutionally mandated responsibilities before the start of local government…

PTI Punjab convenes all opposition parties’ conference

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has convened an All Parties Conference (APC), meant exclusively for opposition parties,…

Zardari expresses concern over ‘harassment’ of political opponents in KP

ISLAMABAD: PPP Co-chairman and former president Asif Ali Zardari has expressed concern over reports about the alleged harassment…

PPP’s 2008 govt was installed in Pakistan under US plan: Elahi

LAHORE: Former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervez Elahi on Monday claimed that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) government was…

Embarrassment for PTI after latest rigging allegation

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) once again faces an embarrassing situation even after leveling the latest rigging…

PPP still undecided about announcing manifesto on Nov 30

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) is still undecided about announcement of its manifesto on November 30, a foundation day…

PPP gets deeper into trouble as another senior leader forms pressure group

Days after former Sindh home minister and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) senior leader Dr Zulfiqar Mirza announced formation of…

No vote shifted without consent of voter: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday clarified that ‘no vote can be transferred from one electoral area…

JI calls for strengthening of election commission

KARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Amir Senator Sirajul Haq said on Sunday the recent by-polls in Lahore have once again proved that…

New PPP group likely to emerge soon

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party conflicts over different issues of fielding candidates in local body elections in province, a…

Sarwar alleges EC Punjab has become 'B team' of ruling PML-N

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Punjab organiser Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar has said that the provincial Election Commission (EC)…

PPP fails to find candidates for top posts

LAHORE: The Pakistan People’s Party could not find candidates of chairman and vice-chairman for the local body polls in over 180…

PTI may knock on EU, UN doors for ‘justice’

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has decided to expeditiously complete its investigations into alleged irregularities…

Rebel candidates ‘pose serious threat’ to PML-N in LG poll

LAHORE: Fearing tough time at the hands of independent candidates in the local elections, the ruling PML-N has stepped up its…

LG polls an opportunity for Karachiites to change their destiny, says JI chief

KARACHI: Jamaat-i-Islami emir Sirajul Haq views upcoming local government elections as an opportunity for people of Karachi to…

Khursheed dispels ‘rumours’ about replacement of Zardari, Qaim

SUKKUR: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah, who is also the Leader of the Opposition in the…

Three councillors to join PTI in Bannu

BANNU: Three independently-elected councillors Sunday said that they would join the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) to form the…

MPA vows to resist de-seating bid

SWABI: Reacting to the termination of his basic membership by the Awami Jamhoori Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP), MPA Babar Khan said on…

NA’s next session: Ayaz Sadiq likely to be re-elected speaker

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly’s next session is scheduled for the last week of this month. This will be the first session…

Rawalpindi delimitations: Poll body asks SC to decide case urgently

ISLAMABAD: The top polling body has asked the apex court to immediately take up its appeal against the Lahore High Court decision…

Special security measures taken for LG polls: CCPO

LAHORE: Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Amin Wains says special security measures will be taken to provide security for…

Nawaz tasks Maryam to resolve party differences

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Saturday assigned his daughter Maryam Nawaz the task to resolve an ongoing dispute…

Murree deal: PML-N undecided over replacing Balochistan CM

QUETTA: The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) is reconsidering a 2013 confidential deal under which Balochistan Chief…

Legal requirement: Thirty-eight PTI lawmakers among those suspended

ISLAMABAD: In an unusual departure from its squeaky-clean image, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf found its reputation dragged through…