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Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim on Thursday said that the Election Commission will give the country fair elections if security is ensured. “You provide us improved law and order, we will give you free, fair and transparent elections”, he told a news conference in Islamabad. He said the maintenance of law and […]
Chairman Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaaf, Imran Khan, Thursday said that Shehbaz Sharif has failed to end load-shedding in Punjab despite having powers under the constitution. Addressing a public meeting at Shakargarh he quoted constitutional provison which allows provinces to generate power. He said that the PPP and PML-N had alliance for three-and-half year. Both had […]
In a veiled reference to Imran Khan, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief, Mian Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said the player who talks about youth, but he himself is not so young. Addressing a public meeting in Sargodha he said that the PML-N govt will steer the country out of the crisis of load-shedding, poverty, price-hike […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan Wednesday asked President Asif Ali Zardari to disclose source of income he has accumulated after marriage with Benazir Bhutto. Addressing rallies in Jaccobabad in Sindh and Sibbi and Loralai in Balochistan, he said Zardari had no money before his marriage but now he is a wealthy person. […]
Several people were injured in bomb and rocket attacks on political leaders and gatherings in the on Wednesday ahead of the May 11 parliamentary elections, officials said. A National Assembly candidate, Ibrahim Jatoi escaped unharmed in a suicide bombing in Sindh province as he was campaigning. Three people were injured while the bomber died […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) leader Shahbaz Sharif said Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has participated in eight elections in total and lost all. Speaking at a press conference in Lahore, Shehbaz Sharif said that Imran Khan has backed out of his word twice and yet he blames the PML-N of being […]
Te Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday declared former president Pervez Musharraf ineligible for ever to contest elections. The four-member larger bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC), headed by the Chief Justice of PHC, also dismissed the former military ruler’s appeal against his disqualification from the elections on Tuesday. Musharraf’s nomination papers […]
Unidentified gunmen shot dead an election candidate and his two supporters in restive Balochistan province early Tuesday, an official said. Abul Fateh Magsi, an independent candidate for a provincial assembly seat, came under attack in Jhal Magsi area where he had gone for election campaign, deputy commissioner, Saeed Ahmad told the media. The […]
Polls put Nawaz Sharif, twice prime minister in the 1990s, comfortably ahead, prestigious magazine The Economist has said in its analysis. Referring to a survey in February gave Sharif’s Pakistan Muslim League or PML (N) a whopping 59% share. “The brothers Sharif have a decent record on getting things done. In Lahore alone, […]
Information Minister, Arif Nizami Monday accused the Taliban and other armed groups of sabotaging the upcoming landmark parliamentary elections under a “very organised campaign.” “This is an existential threat and it’s not new. There is a very organised campaign to sabotage the election,” Nizami told the Islamabad-based foreign media at a briefing. Elections […]
Pakistani Taliban and other armed groups have carried out more than 20 pre-elections attacks on political parties, killing 46 people and wounding over 190 since April 21, a rights group said Monday. Earlier in April, another 24 people were killed and over 100 injured in election-related attacks, Human Rights Watch said. Nationwide parliamentary elections […]
Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) chief, Nawaz leader Nawaz Sharif Sunday said that President Asif Zardari and dictator Pervez Musharraf have wasted 11 years of Pakistan. Addressing public meetings in Murree and Havalian‚ he said he has no word of praise for Mr Zardari as he has not done anything good for the people and […]
