ISLAMBAD  - Incoming Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has tasked his close aides to find and shortlist suitable candidates, including retired career diplomats, for appointment in Pakistani foreign missions, as several envoys appointed on political basis have resigned.Sources in ...

ISLAMABAD -  The electoral body has notified returned candidates for three more general seats of National, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies, a press release said Thursday. Kazim Ali Shah has been notified as returned candidate for NA-217 Khairpur-III, Fakhar Azam Wazir for PK-71 ...

ISLAMABAD  -  The Election Commission of Pakistan on Wednesday officially notified the returned candidates for 806 general seats for the national and provincial assemblies, following which their names are to be included in the official gazette.The names of the returned candidates for the ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Thursday asked those candidates who have won more than one seat in general election to vacate additional seats by the 10th of next month.According to Election Commission‚ legal action will be taken against those who fail to vacate additional seats ...

TEHRAN : Iran’s June 14 presidential election steps up a gear on Tuesday as the list of candidates bidding to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is finalised, with at least two well-known figures already targeted for disqualification.The two, moderate former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani and ...

LahoreAs per directions of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), successful candidates of the general elections 2013 have to submit their returns on Tuesday (today), disclosing their expenses on election campaigns.Sources said Tuesday (today) was the last day to submit returns and if ...

ISLAMABAD - The Election Commission of Pakistan would issue official notification of returning candidates in the general elections on 22 May. ECP has asked the independent candidates, who remained successful in the elections to submit a certificate to concerned District Returning Officer regarding ...

islamabad The security deposits of the several candidates from major political parties have been confiscated because they have acquired less number of votes in the general elections than the desired electoral criteria.Generally, the trend has been witnessed that the candidates of even the major ...

PESHAWAR  - Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) candidates for National Assembly constituencies NA-5 and NA-6 and five provincial assembly seats of district Nowshera have rejected the election results and demanded reelection in the presence of international observers and Pak Army.Addressing a news ...

PESHAWARRejecting the election results of NA-46 Khyber Agency, a group of aspirants belonging to different political parties and independent candidates from the constituency, has demanded re-election under the Army supervision, and deployment of impartial polling staff from any other ...

DUBAI - New candidates entered Iran’s presidential race on Saturday on opposite sides of the divide between loyal defenders of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and opponents accused of threatening to undermine him.Amid intense speculation on the final day of registration, two former ...

karachi - Awami National Party has withdrawn its candidates from Sindh in favour of Pakistan People’s Party while party will only participate in polls from Karachi and Hyderabad.In a statement issued on Wednesday, ANP Sindh Chief and Senator Shahi Syed announced the party decision. Shahi said ...

ARIFWALAFormer MNA Rana Zahid claimed that the PML-N will make a clean sweep in upcoming election and will rid the people of power and gas loadshedding.Addressing a corner meeting organised by Sheikh Brothers here the other day, PML-N candidate for NA-166 Rana Zahid Hussain and candidate for PP-230 ...

SIALKOTAs many as seven women candidates are also in the run for the general election 2013 from different constituencies across the district. The women participation in general elections in has increased this time considerably.PPP has fielded Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan (former federal minister) in two ...

ISLAMABAD - While the tricky game of politics has always transformed foes into friends and allies into opponents, it has also been instrumental in dividing families as kith and kin become overnight rivals aiming to defeat the otherwise loved ones.The Southern Punjab is full of such cases as the ...

Islamabad - The Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday ordered the removal of Chief Executive Officer IESCO Javed Pervaiz who was given extension after reaching the age of retirement from job last month.In a linked development, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources removed Masood ...

BUREWALA The City Police have booked two candidates vying for National and Provincial assemblies seats for violating election code of conduct here the other day. As per detail, the City Police booked Independent Candidate for NA-167 Ayesha Nazir Jatt for using loudspeaker in Yaqoobabad area on ...

Islamabad - The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped political parties and candidates from making personal attacks against one another during campaigning for the upcoming elections.  The ECP states that personal attacks during campaigning violate the code of conduct and action ...

KARACHI - The ten-party alliance of opposition, led by PML-F and PML-N, has failed to field unanimous candidates to challenge the PPP and MQM as hopefuls from opposition parties are contesting against each other on many seats in the Sindh province. This situation shows a clear negation of tall ...

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has stopped political parties and candidates from making personal attacks against others during the campaigning.The ECP states that personal attacks during campaigning violate the code of conduct and action will be taken against those who violate it.The ...

islamabad - A total number of 15,629 candidates are contesting the general elections for the National and Provincial Assemblies on 849 general seats while 1,063 candidates are eyeing reserved seats comprising of women and minorities, according to the ECP’s latest data.Moreover, the electoral ...

Karachi - After the incident of Abbas Town bomb blast in the constituency of NA -253, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and other banned Jehadi outfits have become a nightmare for the candidates belonging to liberal parities, including Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM),PPP, ANP, Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf ...

Lahore - The electoral history of NA-124 points to mixed response from the electorate as they had been throwing up candidates for the National Assembly belonging to the major political parties. This constituency has witnessed some interesting contests in the past among the heavy weights like Ch ...

  peshawar   After fielding a strong candidate for National Assembly seat NA-23 Kohistan, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam is flexing its muscle to win this lone seat of National Assembly and three seats of Provincial Assembly. However its rival Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz  (PML-N) is also ...

Karachi - The Pakistan Peoples Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) has announced the final list of its candidates for 16 national and 50 provincial constituencies in Sindh.Party’s chairperson Ghinwa Bhutto is the only electable and heavy weight candidate who is contesting on four national and two ...

ISLAMABAD  - Pakistan Tehereek-I-Insaf issued the final list of its candidates contesting polls for national and provincial assemblies across country.As repeatedly announced by its chairman Imran Khan, the list clearly shows that Punjab was the main focus of this fast popularizing political ...

KARACHI - Awami National Party Senator Shahi Syed has announced his party candidates in Sindh for upcoming polls.Addressing a news conference at Mardan House here on Sunday, Syed said the ANP is contesting elections form 17 National and 36 Provincial constituencies of Sindh. He said his party has ...

Karachi - Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz has announced its candidates for the National Assembly and Provincial Assembly seats of Sindh for the upcoming elections here on Sunday.After consensus among the 10-party alliance, the tickets have been awarded to the party’s candidates in the province ...

KARACHI Muttahida Qaumi Movement chief Altaf Hussain announced the party candidates for general elections 2013 during a telephonic address from London at Lal Qila Ground Azizabad here on Saturday.Addressing the MQM workers, he said that MQM was the only political party that represents all the ...

ISLAMABAD  - ECP Saturday issued final list of minority candidates.According to the list, 71 candidates would be contesting for 10 minority seats reserved in the National Assembly. These candidates include: Lal Chand PTI, Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani PML-N, Ramesh Lal PPPP, Tariq Christopher ...