Last-minute development work in Rawalpindi raises eyebrows – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: Only a few days before the general elections, the Rawalpindi administration has initiated the renovation of footpaths and at least three major roads in the garrison city, a move, claimed by the PPP and the Jamaat-i-Islami, aimed at facilitating the PML-N candidates in the polls. The Rawalpindi Municipal Corporation (RMC), on the other hand, […]
Police raids on PTI offices, leaders’ houses continue across Punjab – Pakistan
• Poll office of incarcerated Aaliya Hamza ‘sealed’• Party-affiliated lawyer, his father ‘abducted’• Houses of Javed Hashmi, Qaisara Elahi ‘raided’ LAHORE/GUJRAT: The Punjab police on Monday continued raiding the PTI election offices, as well as houses of the party leaders and supporters, besides allegedly harassing women workers. The PTI alleged that police, as well as […]
Grenade attack on PPP election office in Hub injures three children – Pakistan
QUETTA: Three children were injured in a grenade attack on the election office of a PPP candidate in the industrial town of Hub, with unknown individuals carrying out six more grenade attacks, including those on proposed polling stations, on Monday. Police said that unknown motorcyclists attacked the election office of PPP’s Balochistan Assembly candidate Mir […]
TikTok shares measures to uphold poll integrity – Pakistan
KARACHI: With the general election just two days away, TikTok has shared its efforts to combat misinformation and uphold election integrity on its platform, demonstrating its unwavering commitment to maintaining a safe, authentic, and reliable information environment during this important period. “Building on its robust global framework to combat misinformation, TikTok is collaborating with internationally […]
Undeterred by fatwa, Kohistan’s women candidates make history – Pakistan
SHAKEELA Rabbani poses for a photo with her supporters during her election campaign in Torghar.—Photo by the writer IN the face of threats and an overbearingly patriarchal society, women candidates in Kohistan are breaking social barriers and defying the odds to contest polls on February 8. Tehmina Faheem, Shakeela Rabbani, Sannaya Sabeel and Momina Basit […]
In Murree, elder Sharif promises yet more uplift – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: With only two days left in general elections, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif after a decade arrived in Murree to address an election gathering in which he promised a number of development projects, including a motorway and railways track. Speaking to the gathering at the GPO Chowk, the PML-N supreme leader said Murree is […]
Last steps to polls as campaigns end tonight – Pakistan
• ECP defends Election Management System, rules out hacking possibility• Delivery of ballot papers completed• Govt launches helpline for journalists and observers ISLAMABAD: It will be curtains for all election campaigns tonight as a two-day moratorium on political activity goes into effect. The mandatory cool-down period before election day will begin as soon as the […]
Election campaign culminates today
ISLAMABAD: In anticipation of the upcoming general elections scheduled for Thursday, February 8, Tuesday (today) marks the culmination of an intense campaign period as political parties and candidates make their final push to sway voters. As per the election schedule, the political parties and candidates are required to wrap up their campaigns by midnight tonight. […]
Slippages in entrenched status quo – Business
The manifestos of major political parties announced just days before the Feb 8 polls display their leadership’s approach to making promises to voters and obtaining their necessary approval without giving enough time for any meaningful public scrutiny. Thus, there is also a missing link of accountability of elected representatives by the voters. An impression has […]
PPP, PML-N lock horns over vote-buying allegations – Pakistan
LAHORE: The PML-N and PPP have locked horns over allegations of vote buying against each other while the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) awaits the Punjab government’s report on the alleged incident that took place in Lahore on Saturday. Tensions between both the mainstream parties intensified when the PML-N candidate for NA-127 Attaullah Tarar, who […]