SADIQABAD A PTI leader and former food minister said that the May 11 was a day of selections and not elections, adding that his party's mandate had been stolen. Talking to local notables, he detailed that the people cast their votes for the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf but the PML-N candidates from a ...

Re-polling at 43 polling stations of NA-250 will be held Sunday following the approval of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).Sources said that security strategy has been finalized to maintain law and order during the polling and as many as 3500 personnel will perform their duties.40 polling ...

MULTANContrary to the Election 2008, the fresh polls have brought big success to the PML-N in Multan as it succeeded to win four out of six national assembly and 11 out of 13 provincial assembly seats of the district. At a time when the total vote of PPPP has dipped by 40 per cent in Multan, the ...

The election fervor is over and different political parties are gearing up to form governments in provinces and in the centre. There are complaints of irregularities and rigging from Karachi to Fata. Video clips have been shown on TV Channels and social media. The results leave a big question mark. ...

LAHORE - Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Khalid Dad Lak Wednesday lauded the services of the police officers and officials for providing foolproof security to ensure peaceful polls in the provincial metropolis. He also said that holding general election under present circumstances was a big ...

Secretary Election Commission Ishtiak Ahmad Khan has said that there was no justification of doubting credibility of general elections on the basis of some stray incidents.Talking to newsmen in Islamabad Thursday‚ he said the Commission received 110 complaints of rigging during the last three ...

SIALKOTThe unexpected results of the May 11 general elections have put a question mark on the political future of Sialkot’s political big guns including PPP’s Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, PTI’s Chaudhry Ameer Hussain, Muhammad Ajmal Cheema and Muhammad Akmal Cheema.They all were ...

Today, I went to the polls, as this was the first time I was casting my vote; my experience was not very good. I was really excited at the prospect. As soon as my mother, my sister and I entered the school building where we were supposed to cast out votes, I heard a babble of voices. It was ...

Even before official results came in, certain main trends were clear. PML-N leader Mian Nawaz Sharif  though short of an absolute majority in the National Assembly would head the new Government. Imran Khan’s PTI could well become the second largest party, edging out the PPP, the former ...

MANILA : Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Tuesday secured big wins in mid-term elections seen as vital to his ambitious reform agenda, but the success of famous, graft-tainted rivals raised alarm.Aquino’s ruling Liberal Party and its allies were set to gain control of both houses of ...

KARACHI : President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated the nation on the holding of elections to mark the first democratic transition in the country. Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that the President while felicitating the nation said that the holding of elections in ...

  lahore One of the most significant outcome of May 11 elections is the emerging trend of regionalism inPakistan’s politics. The election results show that no political party has succeeded in establishing its credentials of a national party having roots in all the provinces. Until the ...

On the day this week’s column gets into print, the entire nation would be sitting on the edge of their seats and glued to television sets to see if salvation was at hand for Jinnah’s Pakistan. By this time, much of the unofficial results are expected to be in and a fairly clear picture ...

Once a year, on December 31 at the stroke of midnight, we say good bye to the old year and toast in the New Year, with the hope and a prayer that the new year will herald a better tomorrow and will not be the same ‘out with the old, in with the old year’. Unfortunately, each New Year ...

LAHORE -  The chiefs of mainstream political parties including PML-N, PTI and JUI-F besides independent candidates have climbed to victory in 2013 general elections, according to unofficial results. According to unofficial results the PML-N chief and his other party members who grabbed victory ...

LAHORE:-Former PCB chairman Khalid Mehmood has said while talking to a correspondent doubts were raised about the validity of the new PCB constitution and not about the PCB election. However, he endorsed the fact that an election without an elected general body at the national level would not be a ...

LAHORE (APP) Pakistan till 2008 witnessed 11 general elections since its inception with the highest turnout of voters from 30 to 40 per cent in the 1985 general elections.Provincial Election Commissioner Punjab Mehboob Anwar told APP here Friday that since the creation of homeland, a total of 11 ...

LAHORE - The Lahore Electric Supply Company has managed to provide uninterrupted power supply through better loadmanagement during the days of elections. “There will be no loadshedding from Friday evening to Sunday morning,” said a spokesperson for Lahore Electric Supply Company.All the ...

LAHORE - The General Elections 2013 will cost Rs 23.96 billion if the proposed expenditure of Election Commission of Pakistan does not exceed the estimates and the candidates do not spend more than allowed amount on their campaigns. The ECP has allowed the National Assembly and provincial assembly ...

MQM leader Nabeel Gabol announced election boycott from NA-248 Lyari.Addressing a press conference in Karachi, he alleged PPP candidates from Lyari for hijacking polling stations, throwing out the polling staff and stamping the ballot papers.“Me and two other candidates contesting from ...

Lahore - After 5 years of stagnant market, several high-end areas of Pakistan real estate sector recorded incredible hikes in 2012. According to Data released by Zameen.com, the General Election 2013 failed to bring the property rates down in most of the posh developments in Pakistan. The portal ...

President Pakistan Muslim League- Nawaz (PML-N) Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has said that his party would achieve land sliding victory in the general elections.Addressing a news conference, he said that media has launched a negative propaganda against his party.He blamed PPP leadership for hatching ...

karachi - In the absence of any trigger, market continued to consolidate ahead of general election.Positive trend continued at local equity market as benchmark KSE-100 share index added 6.04 points or 0.03 percent to end the day at 19,262.74 points compared to 19256.70 points of a day earlier. ...

As the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced voters would be able to get their ‘parchi’ from the ECP directly by just an SMS, it also had to deal with the recovery of fake ballots in Chakdara in Lower Dir district. While those responsible for the fake ballots made the pitiful ...

The campaign for the upcoming general elections is characterised by violence, victimhood and rumours. The decision to go for the elections in an environment of violent conflict implies that pre-electoral violence would remain at a more than usual high pitch. The ongoing violence has two formats: ...

karachi - Cellular phone companies have been witnessing rising volume of SMS (short messaging service) on their networks generated by different political parties for their campaign to convince the masses for vote in their favor as the average text traffic touched nearly 1 billion per day.Telecom ...

With just a week left for the nation to choose their new government, the election fever is rising to a crescendo. The general elections are like a celebration, for they herald change - and a change for the better. In our case, however, the forthcoming polls are marked by an undercurrent of ...

Interior Minister Malik Habib Khan has said government will ensure to improve security to provide an atmosphere of peace for the general elections.Talking to media at Karachi airport‚ he said security agencies had information about the incidents took place in Karachi.He said government is ...

islamabad - Polls are vital for the continuity of democratic process and the upcoming elections will be held on time. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Arif Nizami said this addressing a press conference after a meeting to review law and order situation with Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan ...

Care taker Interior Minister Malik Habib has said that holding free and transparent elections in the country is our top most priority.He expressed these views while talking to a EU observer delegation led by Michael Gahler here on Friday at the Interior Ministry.The Interior Minister assuring the ...