Political parties amp up electioneering as Feb 8 polls inch closer – Pakistan
With less than two weeks to go until the February 8 general elections, electioneering picked up steam in the country on Sunday as major political parties staged rallies to try and woo voters. While the PML-N and the PPP held large gatherings in the country, the PTI’s rallies were thwarted by police. Nawaz promises employment […]
At least 20 PTI workers arrested in Karachi during election rally – Pakistan
Karachi police on Sunday arrested at least 20 PTI workers as the party attempted to carry out an election rally in the metropolis ahead of the February 8 polls. The development came as the leaders of all major political parties — including the PPP, the PML-N and the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) — continued their election […]
PTI’s Gohar Khan unveils party’s election manifesto promising social, constitutional reforms – Pakistan
With less than two weeks to go until the February 8 general elections, PTI’s Barrister Gohar Khan on Sunday unveiled the party’s election manifesto which promised social and constitutional reforms. The manifesto was announced as the party carried out election campaigns across the country, alleging that authorities were preventing party-backed candidates from doing so. Addressing […]
Shehbaz urges Bilawal to refrain from making political atmosphere ‘tense’ after Nawaz debate challenge – Pakistan
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has urged PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari to refrain from making the political atmosphere “tense” and from taking political rivalries too far. The remarks came after Bilawal proposed a debate between him and PML-N supremo Nawaz any time before the election day. Bilawal has repeatedly criticised the PML-N during his election trail […]
PTI’s Hammad Azhar says father arrested in Lahore ahead of election rally – Pakistan
PTI leader and former federal minister Hammad Azhar on Sunday said that his octogenarian father, Mian Azhar, was arrested by the Punjab police ahead of an election rally in Lahore. The arrest comes as the PTI is set to hold its first major countrywide power show after the May 9 protests. In a post on […]
Maryam promises to ‘develop KP like Punjab’ – Pakistan
ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief organiser Maryam Nawaz on Saturday said if the people of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa voted her party to power, it would change the nation’s destiny. “It is up to you to change the destiny of your province by vote. If you elect us, we will develop it like Punjab,” the PML-N leader […]
Major parties fighting it out for three Swabi PA seats – Pakistan
SWABI: The candidates of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Awami National Party, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf have locked horns in PK-49, PK-50 and PK-51 constituencies for the Feb 8 elections. In PK-49, the total registered voters are 206,874, including 95,824 women. Fourteen candidates are in the contest. In 2013 elections, Mohammed Shiraz of PML-N had won […]
To the victor go the rolling stones – Pakistan
From the party-hopping Alam ‘Lota’ in the 1930s to the 150-something lawmakers who shuttled between Nawaz and Wattoo’s factions of the Muslim League in the early 90s, ‘migratory birds’ are part and parcel of the region’s politics. Habitual turncoats, or lotas, as they are derisively referred to in Pakistan’s political parlance — have long been […]
Candidates for Election 2024 – Pakistan
NOW that the final list of contesting candidates has been released by the Election Commission of Pakistan, it has emerged that an unprecedented number of candidates (almost 18,000) are chasing 1,125 seats in the National Assembly (NA) and the four provincial assemblies in a contest which is less than two weeks away. A couple of […]
Ambitious PML-N manifesto sets 6pc GDP growth target – Pakistan
• Nawaz regrets letting PTI form KP govt in 2013• Party vows to abolish NAB• Pledges to restore Articles 62, 63 to original form• Plans to create 10m jobs, reduce power bills LAHORE: After multiple delays in its release, the PML-N on Saturday published its election manifesto, promising a series of measures to bring down […]