Section 144 imposed in Punjab after reports of threats to law and order during elections – Pakistan
The Punjab government has imposed Section 144 across the province till February 12 after reports on “threats to the law and order situation” during the upcoming general elections emerged. Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) empowers the district administration to issue orders in the public interest that may place a ban on […]
PML-N tops economic management over past 3 decades: Bloomberg report – Business
The PML-N delivered the “best performance in managing the economy over the past three decades” compared to its political rivals, according to a report from Bloomberg Economics. The report issued a day ago said that the PML-N “scored better” than the PTI and the PPP when using a combination of unemployment and inflation data called […]
ECP freezes development funds of local govt institutions till announcement of election results – Pakistan
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday directed that all development funds pertaining to local government institutions be frozen with “immediate effect” till the results of the February 8 polls were announced. The commission issued the directives in a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com. In the notification, the electoral watchdog […]
‘Smooth sailing’ for PPP in Shaheed Benazirabad – Pakistan
PTI-backed Sardar Sher Muhammad Rind is contesting against PPP’s Asif Ali Zardari on NA-207. NAWABSHAH: A general disinterest of voters towards imminent polls, lack of adequate electioneering by candidates of rival parties and Pakistan Peoples Party’s ability to lure in or silence with favours all meaningful opposition have made electoral contest an easy sail for […]
Dera Ismail Khan’s NA-44 to see three-way contest among heavyweights – Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A tough competition is likely in NA-44, DI Khan-I, among three heavyweights — Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Pakistan Peoples Party central information secretary Faisal Karim Kundi and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf leader and former federal minister Ali Amin Gandapur. The constituency comprises Paharpur, Dera Ismail Khan tehsils, cantonment, Shorkot, Chehkan and Katla […]
Efforts on to revive Hazara province politics – Pakistan
HARIPUR: With the nation going to polls on Feb 8, the politics on creation of Hazara province has also witnessed a revival but without electable candidates, who once used the slogan for their re-entry into the parliamentary politics. The PML-N leadership, whose supremo Nawaz Sharif is contesting elections from Hazara for the second time after […]
Aqraba Fatima — youngblood from Zulfikar Bhutto’s hometown – Pakistan
In Karachi’s redrawn PS-102 constituency, the Pakistan Peoples Party has picked a youthful ideologue to take on established politicos, including a former MPA and an ex-deputy commissioner. Hailing from Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s hometown of Larkana, Syeda Aqraba Fatima is a third-generation PPP worker — her grandmother Afroz Bibi worked alongside Begum Nusrat Bhutto, while her […]
Why the PTA must come clean about the ‘upgrade’ causing internet disruptions – Pakistan
It is of utmost importance that restrictions on internet access are not taken lightly by the caretaker government, as there is an intrinsic link between democratic participation and internet access. Social media applications have been blocked in Pakistan on more than six occasions over the past year alone, each time without any announcement or explanation […]
Imran terms Feb 8 polls ‘mother of all selections’ – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: As former prime minister Imran Khan asked his party to engage in electioneering with full force, he questioned the transparency of the Feb 8 elections and said the ‘preferential treatment’ meted out to a single political party had turned these polls into the ‘mother of all selections’. He made these remarks during his routine […]
ECP overturns notifications postponing polls on two NA seats in Sargodha – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday overturned the notifications of returning officers postponing elections in two National Assembly constituencies of Sargodha district following death of an independent candidate for both the seats. The notifications to terminate proceedings of elections in in NA-83 and NA-85 (Sargodha) were issued by respective returning officers on […]