Complete results of Feb 8 elections
After three days of counting, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) released on Sunday the final results of the parliamentary elections held on February 8. Independent candidates, most of them allied to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, won 101 seats of the National Assembly, which has 336 seats (266 directly elected, 60 reserved for women, and 10 for […]
Three PTI-backed NA candidates challenge provisional poll results – Pakistan
KARACHI: Three independent candidates, who are members of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf, have moved the Sindh High Court impugning the provisional results of the National Assembly seats from where they contested the Feb 8 general elections. Interned PTI’s provincial president Haleem Adil Sheikh contested the poll from NA-238 (Karachi-East), Arsalan Khalid from NA-248 (Karachi-Central) and Advocate […]
PTI leader Ali Amin Gandapur may vacate DI Khan’s NA seat – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: There is a likelihood of PTI provincial president Sardar Ali Amin Khan Gandapur vacating the National Assembly seat he won along with the provincial one from here. He won Thursday’s general election in one National Assembly constituency (NA-44) and one provincial assembly constituency (PK-113) but he can keep one seat only. “We […]
Showdown as protests erupt against ‘rigged’ elections in Karachi – Pakistan
• TLP protesters sustain injuries as police resort to tear gas and baton charge• PTI and JI stage a big protest outside ECP office• JI terms ‘manipulated’ results an ‘insult’ to public opinion (Clockwise from top left) PTI protesters at a demonstration organised by their party and Jamaat-i-Islami; police in riot gear stand alert outside […]
Malaysia’s top court strikes out some Islamic laws
KAULA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s top court on Friday declared unconstitutional more than a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan, in a landmark decision that could affect similar sharia laws in other parts of the Muslim-majority country. Malaysia has a dual-track legal system with Islamic criminal and family laws applicable to Muslims running alongside […]
Pakistani businesses opt for Dubai amid uncertainty – Business
KARACHI: During the past 20 months, Pakistani businessmen and rich individuals have not only been investing heavily in Dubai’s real estate but also establishing export-import trading houses there, said market sources. “This is not a surprise that the Pakistanis have been investing in the real estate of Dubai but important is the establishment of trade […]
Caretaker PM sees coalition govt in the making – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar has expressed his best wishes and prayed for political and economic stability of Pakistan, adding that he anticipated a coalition government, but it was up to the political parties to negotiate. He said voters exercised their constitutional rights in the general elections, and by and large, “they voted […]
Election results delay casts shadow over poll credibility: Fafen – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) on Saturday noted that the delay in the preparation and announcement of preliminary election results overshadowed an otherwise orderly election, raising questions about the credibility of the election outcome. In its preliminary report on recently conducted general elections, Fafen also highlighted that the caretaker government’s suspension of […]
Courts flooded with challenges as PTI-backed hopefuls assail ‘rigging’ – Pakistan
LAHORE/KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR/GUJRAT: The courts were flooded with legal challenges on Saturday as candidates challenged the provisional results in their constituencies in a bid to turn the tide. A vast majority of those filing such challenges were PTI-backed independents, including high-profile politicians such as Parvez Elahi and his wife Qaisera, former KP finance minister Taimoor Jhagra and […]
FO surprised over world’s critique of free elections – World
ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday voiced its surprise over the international critique of the way elections were conducted, emphasising that such criticisms overlook the intricate nature of holding polls in the country. “We are surprised by the negative tone of some of these statements, which neither take into account the complexity of the electoral […]