Elections

KARACHI: Elections brought stability to the exchange rate on the very first day after polls’ results were announced in Pakistan, said currency dealers.During the two months of the caretaker government, the local currency hit the rock…

PML-N leader Hamza Shahbaz on Friday said that his party has reservations on the elections 2018 but that they will still respect Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf's mandate for the sake of democracy.

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has released provisional results of 251 out of 270 National Assembly (NA) seats that were polled on July 25 across the country. According to the results, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is…

ISLAMABAD: Rejecting poll results on Friday, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) have called an All Parties Conference (APC) later today.The provisional, official poll results late Thursday showed the…

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafique on Friday challenged his opponent Imran Khan’s victory in NA-131 Lahore 9 constituency, alleging irregularities in the vote count process. Rafique, who lost to the PTI…

LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has decided in principle not to boycott parliament on the issue of poll rigging and play an “aggressive” role while sitting on the opposition benches in the National Assembly.The decision…

As country eagerly awaits the final results of the 2018 General Election, some major results have grabbed eyeballs of observers.Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is in the lead and he has won all five of the seats that he…

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Secretary Babar Yaqoob said on Thursday it has so far received 82 per cent of the total poll results while returning officers have announced 90 per cent results.The top electoral watchdog…

ISLAMABAD: As election results started pouring in many big guns lost their turf in the constituencies they never thought to lose — including former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Nisar Ali Khan, in addition to…

ISLAMABAD: As the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) is leading in the majority of the National Assembly constituencies, party chief Imran Khan made a ‘victory speech’ on Thursday evening, outlining goals his imminent government at the Centre…

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office on Thursday decried uproar triggered by the Indian media over Pakistan general elections, and asked the neighbouring country to focus on its internal affairs, Daily The Business reported.The election is a part…

The results of the General Election 2018 have been delayed due to a technical glitch, the Election Commission of Pakistan Secretary Babar Yaqoob confirmed early Thursday morning. While speaking to media, he shared that the delay has not…

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Wednesday complained of delay in results of General Election 2018."It's now past midnight and I haven’t received official results from any constituency I am…

ISLAMABAD: Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman has decided to summon an All Parties Conference soon over allegedly rigged results in General Election 2018.In a statement, the MMA chief said that ‘the rigged results are…

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has rejected reservations raised by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Mutahidda Qaumi Movement (MQM) on the post-polling process and asked them to come up with evidence for redressal…

LAHORE: Levelling allegations of rigging, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif has announced that his party did not accept results of the general elections 2018, Daily The Business reported.Expressed dismay over…

By M J Hayat LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed to ensure special arrangement for senior citizens and handicapped while its 8300 service worked improperly, families faced difficulties in finding their members’…

Few Polling Station reveals the result which is given below: NA-113 Toba Tek Sindh-3: PTI's Muhammad Riaz Khan is leading with 1287 votes against Chaudhry Asad Ur Rehman of PMLN who has secured 1215 votes, according to initial results.…

Pakistan voted on Wednesday for the country’s second consecutive democratic transfer of power. Polling began at 8AM across the country's 85,307 polling stations and continued until 6PM despite calls by several major parties, including…

Pakistan is set to decide its fate for the next five years as citizens of the country voted in the general elections to elect third consecutive Parliament.The polling countrywide at scheduled time at 8:00am and culminated at 6:00 pm.…

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner Sardar Raza Khan will announce the first poll results after balloting time ends at 6pm, said the Election Commission of Pakistan.According to ECP, the time for announcing poll result will be…

By Ali Imran: A Firing incident has been reported in 38/10 R kacha khue NA.153 and PP.209 district khanewal.one person killed due to pistol fire. it came out to be an enmity case between two cousins .according to the detail mohammad…

SWABI: A Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) worker was shot dead and two others were injured during a clash with Awami National Party (ANP) supporters in Swabi on Wednesday. PTI and ANP workers came face-to-face in PK- 47, Swabi after polling…

Pakistani actress Mahira Khan has shared her regret at not being able to vote amid social media backlash against celebrities who flew abroad for an awards ceremony ahead of general elections.Many leading celebrities from the Pakistan…

LARKANA: At least three people were injured in an explosion outside a polling station in NA-200 constituency of Larkana. The explosion occurred near Shah Muhammad School at a polling camp belonging to the Pakistan Peoples Party. The…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Wednesday took notice of the media talks of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif.The ECP stated that…

Pakistan's nearly 106 million registered voters have a chance to choose their representatives in the national and provincial assemblies — as well as their next prime minister — as the country enters its 11th General Election today. Polling…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday urged the nation to go out and vote in the country's "most crucial election". Imran was speaking to the media outside a polling station after casting his vote in…

By M J HayatLAHORE: As many as 3,675 candidates for the National Assembly seats while 8,895 would be contesting for the provincial assemblies seats across the country, as per the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The general…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military fanned out across the country ahead of Wednesday’s election, deploying hundreds of thousands of troops to oversee polling stations in a short but acrimonious contest that analysts say is still "up for grabs".…

LAHORE: Three bags full of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNIC) were found on Tuesday next to a garbage dump in Shafiqabad locality of the city, Geo News reported. According to police, three bags full of CNICs were discovered by…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed its polling staff to ensure proper guidance and assistance to voters, especially to elderly, transgenders and pregnant women on the polling day – July 25.While issuing a…

LAHORE: Two days after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) put off election in PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi’s constituency after his conviction, a petition seeking to postpone election in NA-127 where Maryam Nawaz was to contest from was…

In compliance with the orders issued by the Supreme Court, 2,163 transgender people have been issued computerised national identity cards (CNICs) in Punjab, while 789 more cases are being processed.A meeting of the provincial monitoring…

KARACHI: Pakistan goes to the polls on Wednesday, July 25, as the nation, its politicians and local and foreign observers anticipate with bated breath one of the most-watched elections in the country’s history. Political parties and their…

M J Hayat Lahore: All exit poll surveys show that PTI has an upper hand in the upcoming elections on July 25 but the jury is out whether it will emerge as the single majority party to form a government on its own.Apparently Imran…

MULTAN: Warning about rigging in election, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday he won’t be able to stop “the flood” if efforts are made to stop voters. Addressing a rally, Shehbaz said Imran used to…

SEHWAN/ DADU: Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday carried forward his election campaign across Sindh visiting the towns of Sehwan Sharif and Dadu just days before the general elections.Addressing a…

ISLAMABAD: Former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that Pakistan Peoples Party Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari led an effective and brave election campaign. The former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader said that…

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairperson Imran Khan, while addressing a rally in Karachi, remarked that he is competing against the mafia and not politicians. The cricketer-turned-politician is addressing a rally at …

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Khawaja Saad Rafique on Sunday called the verdict of special anti-narcotics court against Hanif Abbasi similar to the decisions given by the courts on Bhutto case and Nawaz Sharif hijacking case.…

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Former minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikram Khan Gandapur was killed in a bomb blast near his car in DI Khan on Sunday, Daily The Business reported.Police said Gandapur sustained serious…

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Imran Khan will arrive in Karachi today (Sunday) as he wraps up his election campaigns.Imran is expected to arrive in the metropolis at 3:00pm.The PTI chairman is scheduled to attend…

LAHORE: Questioning the timing of the conviction of PML-N leader Hanif Abbasi, party president Shehbaz Sharif appealed to party candidates and workers to resist and reject such “nefarious designs and remain loyal to the single-minded…

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Law Minister Barrister Ali Zafar on Saturday said the interim government and Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) are striving to ensure peaceful conduct of general elections.Winding up discussion on the motion…

DI KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur was among four injured as a suicide bomber targetted his vehicle in DI Khan's Kalachi Tehsil on Sunday, police officials said. The injured have been shifted to…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has asked chief of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam Maulana Fazlur Rehman and former National Assembly speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq to submit official declaration in the commission following a suo moto…

ISLAMABAD: Former Senate chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Saturday slammed the caretaker government and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), questioning their purported intentions ahead of the upcoming general elections.Addressing a…

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Saturday linked the election result of PTI leader Pervez Khattak to the verdict of a case against him for using foul language in speeches. The electoral body had earlier sent notices to…