New National Assembly must be summoned by Feb 29 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi is duty-bound under the Constitution to summon a fresh session of the new National Assembly by Feb 29, as the National Assembly Secretariat (NAS) has made all arrangements to welcome the newly elected members. Meanwhile, wheeling and dealing among mainstream political parties are underway after the Feb 8 general elections, with […]
PTI to join hands with ‘another’ to get reserved seats – Pakistan
• Barrister Gohar says firm no to power-sharing talks with PML-N or PPP, claims they would prefer to sit in opposition• Asserts that release of political prisoners, recognition of PTI’s mandate only ‘healing touch’ powers that be can offer• Party demands resignation of CEC, ECP members for ‘facilitating poll fraud’ ISLAMABAD: Realising that the lack […]
Rejected ballots exceed victory margin in 24 NA constituencies – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: In at least 24 National Assembly constituencies, the number of rejected ballots was found to be greater than the margin of victory, an analysis of provisional results reveals. Twenty-two of these constituencies fall in Punjab, with one each in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh. PML-N won the electoral race in 13 of these constituencies, five […]
Protests across country against alleged ‘election rigging’ escalate – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) workers and supporters on Sunday initiated protests in various cities across the country against alleged “rigging in the general election” held on Feb 8. PTI workers blocked the Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway in continuing protest against what they called rigging in the general elections in Peshawar. A large number of PTI workers and […]
Flurry of activity in Lahore as PML-N holds meetings with PPP, MQM-P to discuss political cooperation – Pakistan
Amid political parties’ ongoing efforts to form the next government, there was a flurry of activity in Lahore on Sunday as the PML-N met with the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). A day after the Feb 8 general elections, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had hinted at the formation of a national unity government, […]
Flurry of activity in Lahore as PML-N meets with PPP, MQM-P to discuss political cooperation – Pakistan
Amid political parties’ ongoing efforts to form the next government, there was a flurry of activity in Lahore on Sunday as the PML-N met with the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). A day after the Feb 8 general elections, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had hinted at the formation of a national unity government, […]
Flurry of activity in Lahore as PML-N meets with PPP, MQM-P – Pakistan
Amid political parties’ ongoing efforts to form the next government, there was a flurry of activity in Lahore on Sunday as the PML-N met with the PPP and the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P). A day after the Feb 8 general elections, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had hinted at the formation of a national unity government, […]
No talks held on forming next govt, says MQM-P after meeting with PML-N in Lahore – Pakistan
After holding a meeting with the PML-N in Lahore on Sunday, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) said that the talks did not include any discussion on the formation of the next government. A day after the Feb 8 general elections, PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif had hinted at the formation of a national unity government, along […]
PTI alleges Form 47 of 18 NA seats ‘falsely changed’ by returning officers – Pakistan
The PTI said on Sunday that the Form 47 of 18 National Assembly (NA) seats allegedly won by the party were “falsely changed” by returning officers (RO). The February 8 general elections had seen mobile services suspended and a delay in the announcement of the preliminary results, an exercise which was extended till the weekend. […]
What the international media had to say about the elections that were everything but predictable – Pakistan
From the pre-poll phase to election day irregularities to the post-poll counting process — the attempts to subvert the PTI that were blatantly executed have not gone unnoticed. “You might be wondering why it has taken us a couple of days to talk about Pakistan politics and Pakistani elections, one of our favourite subjects; that’s […]