Voting for the first time on Feb 8? Here’s all you need to know – Pakistan
A step-by-step guide to help navigate voting and all its intricacies. Are you a first-time voter? Confused about what to do, where to go and how to exercise your right to franchise? Has the election-related vocabulary left you scratching your head in confusion? Fret not as Dawn.com has compiled a step-by-step guide for first-time voters […]
Reflections from elections past: Will Feb 8 be any different? – Pakistan
Reflecting on the last eight elections, a lingering thought consumes me; will we ever witness a truly democratic election or are we doomed to an eternal loop of deja vu in the democratic realm? On a Thursday morning, I casually strolled into a cafe near the Dawn office for a cup of coffee. As I […]
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 […]
PTI changes mind, to hold intra-party polls after Feb 8 – Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on Friday announced it will hold its intra-party polls after the Feb 8 general elections, reversing its decision made just 24 hours earlier to hold party elections on Feb 5. The PTI’s federal election commissioner, Raoof Hasan, said the amended schedule would be announced by the Federal Election Commissioner’s office. […]
PTI changes its mind, postpones intra-party polls until after Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
A day after announcing the schedule for fresh intra-party polls, the PTI said on Friday that it had decided to postpone them until after the upcoming general elections over the “unfortunate security situation created by the administration” and concerns expressed by members. After a long battle and marathon hearings last month, the PTI was stripped […]
PTI changes its mind, reschedules intra-party polls after Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
A day after announcing the schedule for fresh intra-party polls, the PTI said on Friday it had decided to reschedule them for after the upcoming general elections over the “unfortunate security situation created by the administration” and concerns expressed by members. After a long battle and marathon hearings last month, the PTI was stripped of […]
8 electoral battles to watch out for on NA seats in Feb 8 elections – Pakistan
From Bilawal’s electoral debut in Punjab to the battle of influential families in Multan, the 2024 polls still have something to get excited about. Disqualification of prominent leaders and depriving PTI of its electoral symbol means the 2024 general elections are not as exciting as its predecessors have been. The campaigning has picked up some […]
More rain expected in Karachi on Feb 3 and 4
KARACHI: More rainfall is expected in Karachi on February 3 and 4 with chances of heavy falls in some areas with thunder, said the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Thursday. The Met department stated that a new western disturbance is likely to enter Balochistan today (Thursday), with heavy showers expected in the port city in the […]
Khawar calls BoG meeting to elect new PCB chief on Feb 6 – Sport
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board will have an elected chairman on Feb 6 after the board’s election commissioner Shah Khawar summoned a special meeting of its Board of Governors here at the National Cricket Academy. The country’s cricket governing body had been without a chairman for the last 13 months with the PCB having been […]
PM Kakar bars ministers, officials from making foreign visits till Feb 8 polls – Pakistan
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday withdrew permissions for foreign visits by federal ministers, advisers, and relevant officials until the completion of the election process. In a notification, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, the Cabinet Division said: “No leave for any foreign visit shall be granted till the completion of […]