Politics

Chaudhry Wajahat allowed to contest elections

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has allowed PML-Q leader Chaudhry Wajahat to contest elections. Chaudhry Wajahat who is the brother of PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat, is the party’s candidate from NA-104 (Gujrat). The LHC dismissed the appeal a...

Altaf , Zardari express resolve to face all odds together

LONDON: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Chief Altaf Hussain telephoned President Asif Ali Zardrai and apprised him of acts of terrorism, especially killing of MQM workers, media reported. Informing the president about the killing of MQM joint in-charg...

Election 2013: ECP to issue final list of candidates today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan will issue final list of candidates for the upcoming general elections to be held on May 11 after four hectic rounds from submitting nominations papers to withdraw the candidature ended on Thursday. Prom...

Murad Shah allowed to run for elections

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has allowed Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) candidate on PS-73 Murad Ali Shah to run for elections, media reported. Three-member bench, comprising Justice Maqbool Bakar, Justice Abdul Rasool Memon and Justice Farooq Shah...

LHC conditionally allows former PM to contest elections

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has conditionally allowed former Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf to contest the elections from NA-51. The court has ordered that the name of Ashraf be added to the list of candidates contesting elections. Ashraf...

Transgender candidates stake claim in Pakistan vote

SUKKUR: Stereotyped as dancers, beggars and prostitutes, Pakistan’s vibrant but shunned transgender community is striking out into politics with individuals contesting elections for the first time. They may only be seven out of 23,000 candidates with...

Election 2013: Sheikh Waqas Akram back in business

MULTAN: It was a big day for Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) leader, Sheikh Waqas Akram as an election tribunal on Wednesday gave him a go-ahead to contest Election 2013 from NA-89 Jhang IV constituency, media reported. Earlier, a returning offi...

Election 213: MQM announces candidates

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has announced names of a few candidates who will contest election from different constituencies of the National Assembly and Sindh Assembly from Karachi and Hyderabad in the upcoming general elections, medi...

Nawaz for level playing field for all in election

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif has said that all the political parties should be provided with level playing field in the upcoming general election. Speaking to Geo News correspondent Arshad Wahid Chauhdry, the former...

Nawaz-League awards party tickets in Punjab

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has issued party tickets for the National Assembly and the provincial assembly constituencies in Punjab. The party has also finalized candidates for 146 NA seats out of total 148 in Punjab, keeping NA-...

ECP to issue final list of candidates on Friday

ISLAMABAD: Candidates can withdraw their nominations papers by Thursday (today) before the Election Commission of Pakistan issues final lists of candidates for the upcoming general election on Friday. Most of the heavy weights were cleared by the Ele...

Three year jail term for candidates seeking votes on basis of religion, ethnicity

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has announced that candidates who seek votes on the basis of religion and ethnicity will be sentenced to a three years in prison. A statement issued by the ECP says prison terms would also be hande...

Interim cabinet must work in all fairness: Khoso

ISLAMABAD: The caretaker Prime Minister, Justice (Retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Wednesday said that the interim Cabinet was bound to render its responsibilities observing impeccable impartiality, which should be tangible for all to see. "We should dissu...

Petitions against Imran candidature dismissed

LAHORE: Election Tribunal of Lahore High Court (LHC) has rejected all the pleas filed against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan on NA-122, Lahore and declared him eligible for polls, media reported. Five petitions were submitted against...

Pakistan believes on dialogue to resolve Kashmir dispute: Zardari

MUZAFFARABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari has regretted that unfortunately the world community had failed to resolve Kashmir dispute that has been lingering for 65 years, media reported. Addressing the joint session of Jammu and Kashmir Council and Le...

Casting ballot in peaceful atmosphere voters’ right: Sethi

LAHORE: Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister, Najam Sethi Wednesday said casting ballot in a peaceful atmosphere is the right of voters and ordered the authorities to take an immediate action against violators of Code of Conduct issued by the Election Com...

PPP continues to suffer blows over candidacy

All rejected PPP candidates have announced to file appeals against the decisions in respective high courts. KARACHI: The former ruling party at the centre continues to suffer blows as two of its major candidates from Lahore and Sindh were declared i...

Pervez Musharraf out of election race

PESHAWAR: Former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf is out of the election race after his nomination papers were rejected from all four constituencies. Appeals against the acceptance of Pervez Musharraf’s nomination papers for NA-32 (Chitral) ...

Nation to hold plunderers accountable on May 11: Nawaz

HAFIZABAD: Pakistan Mulsim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Nawaz Sharif has said that his party will put the country on path of progress and prosperity and will provide jobs to the unemployed youth if returned to power. Addressing a public meeting here on...

Imran vows to abolish MNA, MPA funds if elected

ISLAMABAD: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Imran Khan Monday expressed the resolve to put an end to the funds issued to MNAs and MPAs if his party is elected to power in the upcoming polls. Speaking to senior anchor Hamid Mir in Geo News pro...

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