
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), led for former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, is leading in the general elections, the unofficial results suggested late Saturday. Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf congratulated the PML-N on victory. The PTI leader Asad Omar said that the PTI is also emerging as the second largest party despite the fact it was a new […]

Jamaat-e-Islami, Sunni Ittehad and Muhajir Qaumi Movement on Saturday boycotted the elections in Karachi and Hyderabad due to what they alleged fraud by the Mutahida Qaumi Movement. The MQM also announced boycott in Lyari, the stronghold of the PPP. Jama at elections in Karachi and two constituencies of Hyderabad to protest against alleged […]

The counting of vote is in progress across the country after conclusion of the polling process at 6:00 Saturday evening. However‚ the voters present within the premises of the polling stations were allowed to cast their vote. After completion of the counting process‚ the Election Commission will announce unofficial results. In all […]

Pakistanis Saturday started voting in the general elections to elect new National and 4 Provincial Assemblies for the next 5 years This is the first time that transfer of power to next elected government would take place after completion of tenure of one democratically elected government. The polling began 08:00 in the morning […]

Major parties have agreed to bank women voting in parts of Malakand, the decision dismissed by provincial minister as violation of election laws. Leaders of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), and the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) entered into an informal agreement in Buner district agreed to bar women from casting their votes in the provincial assembly’s […]

A candidate for the parliamentary election was shot dead in Karachi late Friday just hours before the voting in the general elections, police said. Shakil Ahmad was killed in exchange of fire between two groups in Landhi area of Rawalpindi. Ahmad, who belonged to the Muhajir Qaumi Movement (MQM-Haqqiqi), was contesting election for […]

Stage is set for historic general elections in Pakistan to be held on May 11 (Saturday) to elect new government for the next five years. Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ebrahim said on Friday that the Election Commission of Pakistan has completed all arrangements to hold free fair and transparent elections. “The power […]

President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday approved and signed the ‘Electoral Laws (Amendment) Ordinance‚ 2013 to facilitate the overseas Pakistanis to cast their vote from abroad. Giving details of the ordinance‚ Spokesperson to the President Senator Farhatullah Babar said that ordinance provides that the Election Commission of Pakistan at least 14 days before the day […]

President Asif Ali Zardari has expressed grave concern and condemned the kidnapping of the son of former Prime Minister after attack on a political gathering, presidential spokesman said Thursday. Ali Haider Gillani the son of Yusuf Raza Gilani and candidate from a provincial assembly’s seat in Multan, was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen after they […]

Unidentified gunmen Thursday kidnapped son of former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani after an attack on an election meeting of his Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the city of Multan, police and family said. Ali Haider Gilani, the youngest son of the former prime minister, was taken away by the gunmen in a car […]

Chief of Jammiat Ulema Islam-F, Maulana Fazal Rahman has appealed to women voters to cast votes on May 11 to elect capable and sincere leadership. In a statement, he said that has asked his own family to cast votes. “It is a national obligation and they should exercise this right in order to select […]

Social media was full of prayers and sympathies as Pakistani TV channels flashed the news of injuries to Imran Khan shortly after fell off from a lifter in Lahore. TV footage showed Khan while bleeding at his forehead and his guards and supporters were carrying him to vehicle to take him to hospital. […]