MQM-P may stage a comeback on Korangi’s three NA seats – Pakistan
KORANGI is a relatively new district of Karachi division as it was created in 2013, after the May 2013 general elections, by the then government of the Pakistan Peoples Party. The district was carved out of Karachi’s East district. Before the 2018 elections, the areas falling within the jurisdiction of district Korangi were always known […]
People of KP ‘trapped’ by job, housing promises: Nawaz – Pakistan
• At Swat rally, PML-N supremo lambasts PTI’s tenure, vows better governance if elected• Regrets how KP enabled Imran to extend influence to Punjab, other provinces SWAT: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif on Thursday criticised the four-year rule of Imran Khan, accusing him of plunging the country into multiple crises, both internally and externally, and regretted […]
In Balochistan, Bilawal boasts of ‘Baloch blood in his veins’ – Pakistan
• Says PPP is being targeted as it can fight terrorism, fix missing persons’ issue• Urges people to embrace peaceful means• Blames ‘politicians of Lahore’ for inflation, unemployment, poverty KHUZDAR: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Thursday called on the people of Balochistan to embrace peaceful means to address the province’s challenges, emphasising that violence offered […]
Female candidates shaping public engagement in Punjab – Pakistan
MUZAFFARGARH: This time, four females from Muzaffargarh, Kot Addu, and Layyah districts are contesting elections from different parties. The noteworthy shift is that they are actively engaging with the public and addressing them daily to seek their votes. Earlier, only the family elders would run campaign for them. The Muzaffargarh district holds the distinction of […]
Politics of disenfranchisement: Why Pakistan’s youth no longer believes in the sanctity of the vote – Pakistan
With a barrage of challenges awaiting the incoming government, Pakistan’s cyclical dystopia perseveres. Another meaningless election. Another debilitated government. Another divided house. And round and round we go. “Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things. And no good thing truly dies.” — Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption For Rehan Shamsi, 61, hope […]
A whole new ball game for Kaptaan – Pakistan
Despite all adversity, however, Imran Khan has proven resilient against all attempts to write him off as a political force. INSPIRING the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf to victory in the 2024 general elections against heavy odds from inside a jail cell will be a whole new ball game for the party’s beleaguered founder. Imran Khan now has […]
Ten bomb, grenade attacks rock Balochistan – Pakistan
QUETTA: Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast, on Thursday.—AFP QUETTA: At least 10 bomb and grenade attacks rocked different areas of Balochistan on Thursday, resulting in the death of one man, a provincial government official confirmed. Several police stations and deputy commissioners’ offices were targeted in the attacks in which six people, […]
PTI eyes ‘proxies’ to circumvent poll ban – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: After losing its electoral symbol ‘bat’ and possibly the reserved seats in the National Assembly, the PTI has approached four political parties, including religiopolitical outfits, in hope its ‘independent’ members will join these parties after the election, which will allow the former ruling party to retain its reserved seats through proxy measures. In another […]
Islam doesn’t bar women from voting: top cleric – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief khateeb Mufti Tayyab Qureshi on Thursday said Islam didn’t stop women from participating in elections as voters. “Islam has clear instructions about women’s rights. There’s no restriction on their [women] right to vote,” Mr Qureshi told a consultation by the KP Commission on the Status of Women on its strategy for […]
PHC puts off case as ‘missing’ PTI leader contacts family – Pakistan
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday adjourned hearing into a petition against the alleged illegal detention of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf general secretary in Kohat district Salman Shinwari as he contacted his family and told them he was well and they should wait for a few days for his return. Chief Justice Mohammad Ibrahim Khan of […]