1 killed, 5 injured in multiple attacks across Balochistan – Pakistan
A person was killed while five others, including a cop, sustained injuries in multiple attacks across Balochistan on Thursday, police said. The incidents came hours before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was scheduled to hold a high-level meeting to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan in the lead-up […]
Independent candidate shot dead while canvassing in Bajaur: police – Pakistan
An independent candidate was shot dead in the Siddiqabad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. The incident comes a day after four people were killed while six were wounded in a bomb blast at a PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi. Khar Police Station House Officer (SHO) Rasheed Khan said Rehan […]
Tough contests expected in Lodhran: PML-N’s Baloch may prove a hard nut to crack for Tareen – Pakistan
LAHORE: As the general elections are approaching fast, political and social experts are predicting intense contests in Lodhran district, where Istehkam-i-Pakistan Party (IPP) chief is also contesting for a National Assembly seat — NA-155. The district, with a population of 1.9 million, is divided into three tehsils: Kahror Pakka, Dunyapur, and Lodhran. It has two […]
Sher versus the stealth voter – Pakistan
Nawaz supporters are confident, but the Imran voter is determined — and fantasising about an upset. EARLY on Wednesday morning, the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib is a picture of tranquillity. Sunlight washes the vast courtyard and arcades, and the smog slowly lifts to reveal the white marble floor. Visitors trickle in from across […]
Jail status of Imran, Qureshi changed after conviction – Pakistan
RAWALPINDI: After the special court set up under the Official Secrets Act sentenced former prime minister Imran Khan and ex-foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi to 10 years imprisonment for the breach of state secrets, the status of the two political leaders has been changed from under-trial “accused” to prisoners. According to a senior official, the […]
ECP meeting today as unrest threatens polls in KP, Balochistan – Pakistan
• Commission said to be mulling delayed elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Balochistan• Polls on NA-8, PK-22 in Bajaur put off after candidate’s murder• Fatal assault, blasts, attacks on offices mar campaigning in Balochistan• Army brass declares zero tolerance for violence ISLAMABAD / BAJAUR / QUETTA: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has convened a high-level […]
Violence undermines poll process: US – World
WASHINGTON: The US State Department emphasised on Wednesday that violence at election rallies undermines the electoral process in Pakistan. Strongly condemning Tuesday’s bomb explosion at a PTI rally in Sibi that killed 10 people, the State Department said that incidents like this “undermine the electoral process”. The department asserted: “The Pakistani people have the right […]
Police ‘take over’ PTI office in Islamabad before key meeting – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Just before a PTI’s general body meeting on Wednesday, police and security officials in plainclothes allegedly raided and took control of PTI’s central secretariat in Islamabad’s Sector G-8, stopped members from entering the premises, warning them that they would have to face consequences, party sources said. The PTI general body, however, managed to hold […]
ECP calls meeting tomorrow to discuss deteriorating law and order situation in KP, Balochistan – Pakistan
Just eight days before the country goes into polls, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called a meeting tomorrow (February 1) to discuss the deteriorating law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. In a notification issued today, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the electoral watchdog said the meeting would […]
PTI-affiliated candidate shot dead while canvassing in Bajaur: police – Pakistan
A PTI-affiliated independent candidate was shot dead in the Siddiqabad area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Wednesday, according to police. The incident comes a day after four people were killed while six were wounded in a bomb blast at a PTI rally in Balochistan’s Sibi. Khar Police Station House Officer (SHO) Rasheed Khan said […]