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Move to enlarge public representation on cantonment boards worries some
RAWALPINDI: A year after people elected their representatives to the cantonment boards across the country, the federal government…
LG by-polls in Dir to prove a test case for ruling parties
TIMERGARA: By-elections on three tehsil council seats in Lower Dir are going to be a test case for the provincial ruling…
Selective accountability, sacred cow syndrome worst corruption, says Zardari
LAHORE: PPP Co-chairman Asif Zardari on Monday said selective accountability, the sacred cow syndrome, double standards and using…
PTI completes members’ registration in KP on trial basis
PESHAWAR: The Election Commission of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has completed registration of members on trial basis in…
LG by-polls in Dir to prove a test case for ruling parties
TIMERGARA: By-elections on three tehsil council seats in Lower Dir are going to be a test case for the provincial ruling…
Fake degree case: Top court restores PML-N MPA
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday restored the membership of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz MPA Chaudhry Hanif Jutt who was…
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SUKKUR/NAWABSHAH: In the backdrop of strict security measures taken by the Rangers and the police, local government elections in…
N lawmakers split on candidates’ issue
SIALKOT: The PML-N factions across Gujranwala Division could not agree to bring joint candidates for the special and reserved…
Wrangling in PML-N delaying Balochistan cabinet
QUETTA: More than a week has passed since the election of Nawab Sanaullah Zehri as chief minister of Balochistan but he is yet to…
PAT conference: Qadri threatens another sit-in
LAHORE: The government must ensure that justice is done with respect to Model Town killings of June, 2014. Otherwise, we will…
Party leaders don’t want Zardari as PPPP president
A notification regarding the election of former president Asif Ali Zardari as Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians (PPPP)…
PTI’s intra-party polls process being polished to perfection
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s top guns will join heads today (Monday) to give the final finishing touches to the modus…
NP protests against ‘rigging’ in Turbat-Kech by-poll
KARACHI: Activists of the National Party (NP) held a demonstration outside the press club here on Saturday to protest against…
Where’s the devolution? LG members flay PTI for wrestling away powers
PESHAWAR: Although PTI has long been promising the devolution of power to the grass-roots level, City District Government…
PP-89 by-election: PTI cancels ticket to its candidate to support independent
TOBA TEK SINGH: In a dramatic move, the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) cancelled on Thursday the ticket it had granted to Rana…
Top polling body still in quest of its domain
ISLAMABAD: 2015 was the year of local government elections for Pakistan. After much dilly-dallying, three of the provinces…
Inquiry establishes charges against returning officer
SIALKOT: A high level inquiry conducted by senior officials proved charges of corruption and misuse of powers against Deputy…
PTI’s Tareen steps in National Assembly
ISLAMABAD: Newly elected legislator of the Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Jahangir Khan Tareen on Friday took oath as Members of the…
LG polls: PPP major winner in Benazirabad, other cities
SUKKUR/NAWABSHAH: In the backdrop of strict security measures taken by the Rangers and the police, local government elections in…
Will elected local representatives be given adequate powers?
LAHORE: Local government elections were held in the province in three phases this year after a hiatus of almost a decade.
Punjab Election Commission proved its loyalty to PML-N: Imran Khan
LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday slammed Punjab Election Commission member Justice (retd)…
PM attended only 19 NA sittings in 2015
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, even after facing severe criticism from opposition for his alleged disinterest in the…
Bakhtawar Bhutto casts first vote ever
NAWABSHAH: Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, the daughter of late former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and former President Asif Ali…
Legal dispute arises on Zardari's appointment as PPPP President
A legal hiccup has arrived on former President Asif Ali Zardari’s appointment as Pakistan People s Party Parliamentarians’…
NA-122 case being delayed willingly: Tareen
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader Jehangir Tareen Wednesday said that the NA-122 case regarding the transfer of votes…
Parliamentary committee told: Biometric verification, use of EVMs quite possible in next elections
National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) has informed the Parliamentary Committee on Electoral Reforms on Tuesday…
PTI makes much of new voters in NA-154
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has been the main critic of the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and…
Nepal wants to follow ECP in holding LG polls
ISLAMABAD: A three-member delegation led by the Chief Election Commissioner of Nepal, Dr Ayodee Prasad Yadov visited the Election…
Information on LG polls missing from ECP website
ISLAMABAD: Over three weeks after completion of the three-phase local government elections in Punjab and Sindh, some information…
Polling underway for postponed LG constituencies in Punjab, Sindh
LAHORE/KARACHI: Polling process is underway in 345 constituencies of local government elections in different districts of Punjab…
Election Commission biggest hurdle to real democracy: Siraj
LAHORE: Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq has said the country was facing a chain of crises because of the incompetence…
PPP leadership in two minds on intra-party polls
ISLAMABAD: Top Pakistan People’s Party leadership is in two minds on intra-party elections fearing a backlash, political sources…
PTI is the David to all political Goliaths, says Tareen
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has turned to be an undefeatable political force as it can defeat all political parties…
Jahangir Tareen officially notified NA-154 winner
ISLAMABAD: A week after he secured victory in the by-elections, PTI central leader Jahangir Tareen has been formally notified as…
12 Punjab MPs remain suspended for not filing tax returns
Twelve members of provincial assembly have not yet filed tax returns despite the fact that the Election Commission of Pakistan…
ECP announces schedule to fill reserved seats in KP’s Tehsil, Town, District councils
PESHAWAR: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday announced schedule to fill reserved seats in Tehsil, Town and district…
Successful independent candidates to join any political party till January 2
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today gave January 02, 2016 deadline to the successful independent candidates of…
Nazims, councilors stage demo, call for ‘transfer of powers’
PESHAWAR: Newly elected Nazims and councilors of village and neighbourhoods on Monday staged a protest demonstration against what…
Centre not interfering in Sindh affairs, says PM
Tuesday, December 29 2015KARACHI: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has rejected a perception that the federation is interfering in…
Aseefa Bhutto to become women wing chief
KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians is likely to witness overhaul in the party structure after Asif Ali Zardari…