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RTS controversy likely to haunt ECP, Nadra for a long time
ISLAMABAD: It was all going smoothly till 11:47pm on July 25. The results after daylong polling were pouring in with the expected…
Polling underway at Dadu polling station in NA-234, PS84
Polling is underway at a polling station for two National and Sindh assemblies constituencies in Dadu district of Sindh where a…
ECP set to void two polls over low women turnout
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to void polls, and their results, in two national assembly…
ECP asks for constituting panel to probe RTS failure
ISLAMABAD: In the face of mounting criticism from opposition parties with regard to transparency in the July 25 polls, the…
PTI’s Shah Farman loses to ANP in PK-70 recount
Awami National Party (ANP) candidate Khush Dil Khan secured victory from PK-70 Peshawar after a vote recount on Thursday. “The…
NA-39 result uploaded on ECP website eight days after polls
PESHAWAR: The complete result of NA-39 Dera Ismail Khan where Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) chief Maulana Fazlur Rahman was…
Presidential election could face delays
With just over a month to go until the expiry of President Mamnoon Hussain's tenure, the Election Commission (ECP) of Pakistan…
No legislators-elect have filed poll expenses with ECP so far
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Tuesday asked all the legislators-elect to submit details of their election…
ECP orders re-polling on two provincial seats
PESHAWAR: Days after general elections, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has ordered re-polling in two provincial…
ECP website to display 83,000 Forms-45 by Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will upload over 83,000 Forms-45 on its website by Tuesday for which it has…
PTI secures lead of four million votes over PML-N
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), led by PM-in-waiting Imran Khan, has secured around four million more votes than…
ECP orders recount in over 70 constituencies
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan ordered recounting of votes in more than 70 constituencies of national and…
Winning candidates asked to submit election expenses by ECP
ISLAMABAD: All winning candidates in the recent general elections have been asked to submit their election expenses to the…
Tehreek-i-Insaf to form next govt on its own in KP
PESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is set to form its second consecutive government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on its own by…
PTI decides to contact MQM-P, GDA, BAP, PML-Q and Independent candidates to form govt
Islamabad: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after winning 119 National Assembly seats have emerged as major political party,…
Under-fire ECP puts blame on result transmission system
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) secretary Babar Yaqoob Fateh Mohammad has conceded the failure of the result…
Imran vows to make ‘new Pakistan’ dream a reality
ISLAMABAD: Imran Khan on Thursday claimed victory in the general elections, even as the parties that took on his Pakistan…
Conservative areas see women vote for first time
PESHAWAR/SAHIWAL: In a historic first, women in some conservative parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab came out of their homes…
No poll for NA-60: Supreme Court rejects Shaikh Rashid's plea
The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday rejected Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Shaikh Rashid's plea for going ahead with the polls in…
Pakistan election 2018: Nation set to elect 270 MNAs, 570 MPAs
ISLAMABAD: The nation Wednesday will elect 270 members of the National Assembly and a total of 570 members of four provincial…
ECP asks media to avoid airing results for one-hour after polling ends
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the media to avoid airing any unofficial result for at least…
Millions flock to polls amid tight security as voting opens for Pakistan general election
Millions of registered voters are flocking to polling stations across the country to cast their vote in Pakistan’s 11th general…
ECP expects record turnout of voters
ISLAMABAD: As the nation goes to polls today (on Wednesday), the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is optimistic about a…
70,000 security personnel to man polling stations
PESHAWAR: More than 70,000 police and security personnel will be deployed at 12,685 polling stations across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to…
Citizens can collect CNICs till 2pm on polling day to cast votes
ISLAMABAD: The National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) issued 650,000 Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs)…
15 points voters must keep in mind today
ISLAMABAD: There are 15 important points that voters will have to keep in their mind while casting their vote today (Wednesday)…
Women making history in Upper Dir as they come out to vote for first time
UPPER DIR : Polling is currently underway across the country on Wednesday and women in Upper Dir have stepped outside to cast…
Despite requests, ECP decides not to extend polling time
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday decided not to extend the polling time, despite requests from…
General Election 2018: Vote count begins after tense Pakistan polling day
KARACHI: Counting has started across Pakistan after a daylong polling in the landmark parliamentary elections, marred by a deadly…
Hanif Abbasi’s disqualification: ECP postpones election in NA-60
ISLAMABAD: Amid a stream of views coming in support and against the sentencing of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate…
ECP clarifies conditions for votes to be valid
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday clarified requirements for a vote to be counted as valid or…
Postponement of polls in NA-60: LHC rejects Sheikh Rashid’s plea challenging ECP order
RAWALPINDI: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday rejected Sheikh Rashid’s plea challenging the election…
11 tips polling agents should keep in mind
ISLAMABAD: There are 11 important points that the polling agents of political parties must keep in mind to avoid any instances of…
SOCIETY: ACCESSING THE POLLING BOOTH
General elections are just round the corner and all parties cannot emphasise enough on the inclusion of all sections of society…
'ECP is striving to hold free and fair elections,' says CEC in message ahead of polls
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) retired Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza on Tuesday assured voters that the Election Commission of…
85,307 polling stations to be set up across country
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will set up 85,307 polling stations in all the four provinces and the…
Polling agents, voters can’t carry cell phones
ISLAMABAD: No polling agent of any political party and no voter will be allowed to take mobile phones inside the polling station…
ECP establishes general election information centers
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has established general election information centres in its provincial,…
ECP curtails magisterial powers of army personnel at polling stations
Amid vehement criticism from various government institutions and civil society, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in the…
ECP guidelines on election finances
Chapter VIII: Election expenses and statement of assets and liabilities 132. Restriction on election expenses (1) The election…