What to watch for on Feb 8 – Pakistan
PAKISTAN goes to the polls this week in an exceedingly fraught atmosphere marked by uncertainty about the future. In the country’s 12th general election a record number of 128.5 million voters will decide who forms the next government. Punjab, of course, has more voters — 73.2m — than those in the other three provinces put […]
Two returning officers point out faults in Election Management System – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / LARKANA: Two election officials have pointed out faults in the Election Management System (EMS), which will be deployed to collect and tabulate the results of February 8 general polls. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to use the system after claiming that the countrywide test run of EMS has been “a […]
US think tanks assess Pakistan’s electoral landscape – World
WASHINGTON: The evolving political landscape in Pakistan ahead of its third consecutive parliamentary election on Feb 8 presents a complex web of challenges, US think tanks argue in their election reports. According to them, the confluence of political repression, militant threats, and military influence cast a shadow over the democratic process, leaving questions about the […]
Two ROs point out faults in EMS – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD / LARKANA: Two election officials have pointed out faults in the Election Management System (EMS), which will be deployed to collect and tabulate the results of February 8 general polls. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is set to use the system after claiming that the countrywide test run of EMS has been “a […]
It rains on PPP’s election parade – Pakistan
KARACHI: A car and a motorbike are stuck in deep water on Aiwan-i-Sadr Road after heavy rain lashed parts of the metropolis late on Saturday night.—Fahim Siddiqi / White Star • PML-N, MQM, JI take aim at Sindh’s ruling party, call out poor governance despite decade-long tenure• Bilawal commends Karachi mayor for draining rainwater ‘efficiently’: […]
10 politicians who have switched loyalties a time too many – Pakistan
Dawn.com looks at candidates contesting the February 8 polls who have switched parties at least three times since 2008. In the highly volatile and ever evolving world of Pakistani politics, it is not unheard of for politicians to switch allegiance. The friends of yesterday can be foes today before giving friendship another shot some time […]
12 politicians who have switched loyalties a time too many – Pakistan
Dawn.com looks at candidates contesting the February 8 polls who have switched parties at least three times since 2008. In the highly volatile and ever evolving world of Pakistani politics, it is not unheard of for politicians to switch allegiance. The friends of yesterday can be foes today before giving friendship another shot some time […]
Two teenagers wounded in another clash between PPP, Muttahida workers in Karachi – Pakistan
KARACHI: Two teenage boys were shot at and wounded in a clash between activists of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan in New Karachi late on Friday night, police said on Saturday. The police claimed to have arrested around 30 suspects belonging to both sides. Both the parties held separate press conferences and […]
Bilawal wants workers not to leave without Form-45 on polling day – Pakistan
Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari speaks at a rally in Chachro.—Dawn MIRPURKHAS / MITHI: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has asked his party workers to thwart any attempt to rig the February 8 general elections and not leave polling stations without collecting Form-45. While addressing a rally at Mirpurkhas’ Gama Stadium on Saturday, the PPP chairman said that masses […]
New political order prevails as tribal districts head to polls – Pakistan
• Ex-Fata areas down from 12 to six seats following fresh delimitation• Security concerns continue to haunt districts bordering Afghanistan• Analysts say most promises made with residents of merged districts ‘haven’t materialised’ PAKISTAN’S ‘wild west’, the tribal region that straddles the Afghan border, has come a long way since 1996, when the area was first […]