ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has said his party will resist any move to postpone the Feb 8 polls, as any delay in the conduct of general elections will be harmful to the country. Speaking at a Geo News programme with anchorperson Salim Safi, he said polls were only 18 days away and their postponement at the last minute would be detrimental. …
ISLAMABAD: Speaking to reporters at Adiala Jail after the hearing of the Toshakhana case, the PTI founder warned that if fair polls were not conducted then it would lead to further “instability and uncertainty”. He pointed out that the PTI candidates “are being harassed and detained” by the authorities to stop them from contesting elections. In a comment on the …
LAHORE: With just three weeks remaining until the general elections, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has finally officially announced that its party manifesto will be unveiled on January 27. The manifesto committee, led by Senator Irfan Siddique, was established by PML-N in October to formulate the party’s vision. In the second week of November, the committee took a step further …
DAVOS: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has reiterated that the general elections will take place in Pakistan on February 8. In an exclusive interview with CNBC on the sidelines of World Economic Forum in Davos, he said this is a constitutional requirement and everyone in the country is committed to that particular date. He said the people of Pakistan …
NEW YORK: ChatGPT maker OpenAI has said it will introduce tools to combat disinformation ahead of the dozens of elections this year in countries that are home to half the world’s population. The explosive success of text generator ChatGPT spurred a global artificial intelligence revolution but also triggered warnings that such tools could flood the internet with disinformation and sway …
ISLAMABAD: As resolutions seeking a delay in the polls continue to land in the Senate, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made it clear that general elections scheduled for February 8 cannot be put off “at this stage”. In response to a letter received from the Senate Secretariat along with a copy of a resolution seeking a delay in …
ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan on Monday alleged that PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif was “playing with the support” of “two umpires” and one of them had recently given a “no-ball” in his favour. Speaking to reporters in Adiala Jail after the hearing of the Toshakhana case, he said recent events which had sidelined the PTI and …
LAHORE: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday said his party would approach courts over the “prevailing trend” in Punjab where party candidates were being denied the ‘arrow’ symbol. On Sunday, PPP Senator Taj Haider had written to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) over PPP candidates Muhammad Fayyaz Bhatti and Mujahid Islam — contesting from PP-163 (Lahore) and PP-119 (Toba Tek …
ISLAMABAD: In a bid to ensure compliance with the poll rules, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday told the political parties to submit their candidates’ list to the watchdog within five days to ensure that at least five per cent of women candidates are allocated general seats under Section 206 of the Elections Act, 2017. According to a …
ISLAMABAD: PTI leader Barrister Gohar Khan on Monday said his party would not boycott the February 8 general elections despite being stripped of its iconic electoral symbol ‘bat’. “The PTI will issue a list of supported candidates, with their respective electoral symbols, within three days,” he said, requesting the nation to vote for these candidates in the upcoming polls. Barrister …