Wheeling & dealing kicks off
• Shehbaz meets Zardari and Bilawal, calls Khalid Maqbool • PTI, MWM said to be in talks for ‘alliance’ in Centre, Punjab KARACHI / ISLAMABAD: Even before counting of votes for national and provincial assembly contests was completed, leaders from a number of major political parties held meetings late on Friday night, ostensibly in the […]
PTI claims victory in Centre, KP and Punjab – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Following the victory of candidates with its support in the Feb 8 polls, the PTI on Friday claimed it had become the single largest party in the Centre and two provinces and vowed to get back its iconic symbol “bat”. The party has decided not to sit on the opposition benches in the National […]
Journalists censure ECP for ‘farcical failure’ in delivering results, laud PTI for demonstrating ‘power of vote’
Meher Bokhari urges CEC Raja to resign, while Zarrar Khuhro says all evidence points to one logical conclusion. Despite the suspension of cellular service, internet outage, sporadic violence and complaints of mismanagement — including delayed starts at some polling stations — Pakistanis voted in general elections 2024 on Thursday. Ahead of the polls, Chief Election […]
20 injured in poll-related violence in Punjab – Pakistan
LAHORE: As many as 20 people were injured in sporadic incidents of violence all over Punjab during election/polling day on Thursday. The major incident occurred in Talagang of Chakwal where four persons were shot at and injured during an armed clash between two groups. However, the police claimed it was not an election-related incident, but […]
Asad Qaiser rejects rumours about leaving country – Pakistan
SWABI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader and former speaker of National Assembly Asad Qaiser has rejected the rumours that that he has planned to leave the country. A post went viral on social media on Wednesday night that claimed that Asad Qaiser had already booked ticket to leave for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah. The report gave […]
‘Outdated’ polling station information trouble voters in KP – Pakistan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areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s capital on Thursday complained they struggled to trace polling stations after receiving “outdated”information about them from the Election Commission of Pakistan’s short message service.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 […]
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. […]
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 […]