Category: Pakistan

PTI-backed independent candidate Mian Muhammad Azhar, a former Punjab governor, defeated PML-N candidate Mian Nauman by a big margin in the National Assembly constituency NA-129 of Lahore.  According to unofficial results of Thursday’s polling announced on Friday, he polled 103,718 votes while PML-N candidate Hafiz Nauman could get 71,540 votes. It may be recalled that […]

Pak­istan held a national election on Thursday to elect a new government, with multiple crises plaguing the country. Here are some of the challenges that will confront the government that takes charge: Pakistan narrowly averted sovereign default last summer through a last-gasp $3 billion bailout from the IMF — but the lender’s support ends in […]

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has failed again to deliver in time results of elections despite tall claims of no reliance on internet.  According to reports, the Election Management System (EMS) this time round failed to deliver just as happened with the Result Transmission System of 2018.  The incompetence of the watchdog’s staff hampered […]

Unofficial results from the Punjab Assembly elections have revealed a significant victory for the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), with independent candidates trailing behind in several constituencies. As per the unofficial results, PML-N has established a commanding lead in 297 constituencies of the Punjab Assembly, securing victory in 32 seats. Meanwhile, independent candidates have emerged […]

The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday filed a review petition in the Supreme Court against its earlier ruling withdrawing the bat symbol from the party for not holding intra-party polls in line with constitution.  Senior lawyers Hamid Khan and Barrister Ali Zafar filed the petition. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and complainants in the […]

An earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale jolted Khuzdar and its adjoining areas on Tuesday. No causalties were reported.  According to the seismological centre, the depth of the earthquake was 24 kilometres, while the epicentre was southwest of Khuzdar, a private news channel reported. People came out of their houses in fear by reciting […]

Two terrorists including ring leader Ayubullah alias Mansoor were killed in an intelligence based operation by security forces in North Waziristan. According to the ISPR, weapons, ammunition and explosives were also recovered from the terrorists who remained actively involved in numerous terrorist activities including target killing as well as extortion and abduction of innocent civilians. […]

 Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi said on Tuesday that on Feb 8 more than 120 million Pakistanis would cast their votes to elect public representatives of their choice to run the affairs of the state as envisaged in the Constitution.  Addressing a press conference along with Minister for Interior […]

Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has said despite numerous challenges, the best possible arrangements have been made to ensure peaceful and seamless conduct of elections on polling day. He was talking to Commonwealth Observer Group led by its Chairman Goodluck Jonathan in Islamabad on Tuesday. Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar welcomed the Commonwealth Observer Group in Pakistan. He […]

ISLAMABAD – The PTI founder and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced for seven years each in the illegal marriage case as a local court found them guilty of matrimony before the end of the four-month period subscribed in Islam after getting divorce. The verdict was announced by Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah Niazi, who heard […]