‘Outdated’ polling station information trouble voters in KP – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Voters in several areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital on Thursday complained they struggled to trace polling stations after receiving “outdated”information about them from the Election Commission of Pakistan’s short message service. Several voters complained that they reached the place where their polling stations were supposed to be but were shocked to know their votes […]
KP witnesses good turnout – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: With over 21.928 million people having the right to vote, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa witnessed largely peaceful general elections on Thursday. A high voter turnout was reported in the province amid suspension of mobile phone service. The polling began at 8am and continued until 5pm without interruption leading to the counting of votes polled. Communication disruption […]
Fraser-Pryce to retire after Paris Olympics
MIAMI: Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, a three-time Olympic gold medalist and 10-time world champion, said she will retire after this year’s Paris Olympics in an interview published Thursday. Speaking to the American magazine Essence, Fraser-Pryce said she is forcing herself to retire at age 37 to spend more time with her family. “My son […]
Work in public sector hospitals affected as staff busy in poll duty – Pakistan
KARACHI: Patient services at all government-run hospitals across the city were seriously affected on the polling day as a significant number of the health staff had been assigned election duties, it emerged on Thursday. Sources said that a peaceful voting process saved the day for the authorities, though the decision to engage healthcare providers in […]
Rigging allegations mar peaceful polling in Karachi – Pakistan
• Suspension of telecom services hits voter turnout• Voting starts with hours’ delay at some stations KARACHI: The financial hub of the country on Thursday witnesses an otherwise peaceful polling amid internet blackout, mobile phone service suspension, inordinate delay in polling, scuffles among party workers and allegations of rigging in several parts of the city. […]
KSE-100 index plunges 1,700 points morning after elections – Business
The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s (PSX) KSE-100 index plunged 1,700 points in early morning trade on Friday as the results of the general elections continued to trickle in. According to the PSX website, the benchmark index plunged by 2,278 points shortly after trading began. The index then recovered slightly, losing 1720.27 points, or 2.68 per cent, […]
Mobile network suspension mars polls across country – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The caretaker government suspended mobile phone and data services nationwide on Thursday for election day, despite Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s earlier assurances of uninterrupted internet access. Services had still not been restored in vast swathes of the country at the time of going to print. However, landline internet and social media websites did not face […]
Multiple challenges face winner of general election – Pakistan
The new govt will probably need a new IMF programme, face high political temperatures and deal with rising militancy. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan held a national election on Thursday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the country. Here are some of the challenges that will confront the government that takes charge: Pakistan narrowly averted […]
Commonwealth experts satisfied with poll process – World
ISLAMABAD: Expressing satisfaction at the polling exercise, a team of international observers from the Commonwealth, who arrived in Islamabad to monitor the electoral process, on Thursday played down suspension of mobile cellular services in the country. During their visit to the Islamabad Model College for Boys F-8/4, in the morning, Commonwealth experts observed that voters […]
Pemra issues notices to TV channels for poll code violation – Newspaper
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) on Thursday issued show-cause notices to four electronic media news channels, citing violation of the election code of conduct. The notices were issued after the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) complained that Geo News, ARY News, GNN and Dawn News had overstepped the bounds by airing exclusive […]