LAHORE: Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) patron-in-chief Jahangir Khan Tareen has formally launched his election campaign with pledges to address the issues faced by voters. Speaking at a workers’ convention in Multan, the IPP leader expressed his desire to steer the country towards prosperity. The sugar baron, who is contesting the election for two seats — NA-149 (Multan) and NA-155 (Lodhran) — …
ISLAMABAD: With election-related activity slowly picking up steam in the country, a third resolution seeking a delay in the February 8 polls landed in the Senate on Sunday, this time citing the weather and the security situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after …
BEIJING: China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday urged the U.S. to stop its official interaction with Taiwan and stop sending any wrong signal to the separatist forces for “Taiwan independence” after the U.S. State Department issued a statement on the election in China’s Taiwan region. Calling the U.S. statement a serious violation of the one-China principle and the three China-U.S. joint …
LAHORE: A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Saturday reserved decisions on the petitions of PTI leadership Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Parvez Elahi as well as former minister Fawad Chaudhry and others against the rejection of their nomination papers for the Feb 8 election. Headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, the three-judge bench allowed an appeal of Qaisera …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is expected to announce its reserved verdict shortly on a petition filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) against the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) order to reinstate “bat” as PTI’s electoral symbol for the general elections. The verdict was to be announced at 9:30pm initially but has since been delayed. After hearing arguments from the counsels of …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has resumed hearing today (Saturday) the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition challenging the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) decision to restore the PTI’s ‘bat’ election symbol. The ECP will allot election symbols to political parties today. A three-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Musarrat Hilali, will hear …
ISLAMABAD: With the February 8 general election less than a month away, a fresh resolution was submitted to the Senate Secretariat on Friday seeking a three-month delay in the polls. On January 5, a thinly-attended session of the upper house of parliament had become the talk of the town after it adopted a resolution, albeit a non-binding one, seeking the postponement …
ISLAMABAD: As the February 8 general elections inch closer, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif cleared another hurdle on Wednesday after objection to his candidature from NA-130 (Lahore) was dismissed while incarcerated PTI founder Imran Khan’s appeals against the rejection of his nomination papers from two National Assembly seats was upheld. The development comes on the last day to dispose of appeals …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Wednesday ruled out the postponement of general elections scheduled for Feb 8 on the pretext of law and order situation. “The law and order situation during general elections in 2008 and 2013 was worse than the present situation, but the polls were held,” he told reporters after meeting Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) …
LAHORE: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, the Pakistan Peoples Party also sees Charter of Economy vital for stabilising the financial system of the country as PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari shares his economic plan with the business community of Punjab. Talking to members of the United Business Group at the residence of former Lahore Chamber president Shahzad Ali Malik here on …