ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has commenced the delivery of 260 million ballot papers across 859 National Assembly and provincial assembly constituencies nationwide as the general election nears, stated a spokesperson for the oversight body on Sunday. Printing was finalized at three government presses, with some papers necessitating reprinting following court decisions on candidacy-related petitions. This election cycle …
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan has asked the caretaker provincial government to stop the privatisation process of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) in view of the upcoming general elections on Thursday, next week. The ECP also requested the federal government not to enter into any kind of agreement related to the PIA privatisation, seeking the plan documents prepared by …
LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court on Saturday adjourned the hearing of pre-arrest bail petitions of former prime minister Imran Khan in seven cases of May 9 riots. Advocate Salman Safdar, the counsel of Khan, appeared before the court of judge Arshad Javed. A deputy prosecutor told the court that there was some delay in the arrangements made to mark the attendance …
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi has assured foreign and national media that all is set to hold peaceful, free, fair and transparent elections on February 8. “More than ample resources are available to ensure peaceful, free and fair elections,” he added at a press briefing here on Saturday. Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, special …
SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leaders during a power show here on Saturday said implicating the party founder and former prime minister in what they said baseless and politically-motivated cases had backfired as popularity of the incarcerated leader had increased manifold, which would be proven in the Feb 8 elections. The power show was held in Naro Kali area, three kilometers from …
ISLAMABAD: As speculations make rounds about an alleged deal which resulted in the imprisonment of former first lady Bushra Bibi at her Banigala house, former premier Imran Khan vehemently denied these rumours, saying: “We do not want any deal.” The couple appeared before the court of senior civil judge Qudratullah in connection with the Iddat case at a makeshift courtroom in Adiala …
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) announced on Thursday that the party will hold intra-party elections again on February 5. The announcement for the fresh intra-party polls comes after the party suffered a major blow – losing its electoral symbol of ‘bat’ after the Supreme Court verdict nullified the first round held earlier. PTI’s Federal Election Commissioner Rauf Hassan released the …
PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate from NA-8 Bajaur, Rehan Zeb Khan, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Siddiqabad Phatak Bazar area on Wednesday. The district police officer and SHO Rashid Khan confirmed the news of the PTI leader’s murder. Khan, contesting as an independent, was also a candidate for provincial assembly seat PK-22. Khan was at Siddiqabad Gate canvassing …
ISLAMABAD: Just eight days before the country goes to polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting tomorrow (February 1) to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. In a notification issued today, the electoral watchdog said the meeting would be attended by the interior minister, interior secretary, chief secretaries of Balochistan …
ISLAMABAD: The PML-N, a major political rival of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, and its ally in the upcoming elections, Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP), have hailed the special court’s judgement against ex-premier Imran Khan and former foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in the cipher case, with PTI founder’s erstwhile confidante Jahangir Khan Tareen saying that both are reaping what they sowed. On the other hand, the …