Elections 2024
Elderly men, women among those taken into custody; demonstrators in several cities want "stolen" mandate restored.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 10:54am
PPP office-bearer says party has decided to seek posts of National Assembly speaker and Senate chairman but PML-N reluctant.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 11:59am
Delay raises concerns among voters and stakeholder amid political wrangling over numbers fame for govt formation.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 09:10am
With major parties reluctant to take helm, experts still present an optimistic, though cautious, outlook.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 08:38am
PML-N’s Nawab Jangeez Khan Marri wins PB-9 Kohlu seat.
Published 18 Feb, 2024 07:33am
PkMAP, BNP-M, NP and HDP announce province-wide strike today to protest ‘vote rigging’.
Published 18 Feb, 2024 07:33am
Amid split mandates and allegations of rigging and street protests, Elections 2024 are likely to lead to further instability in the immediate term.
Updated 18 Feb, 2024 11:06am
Unlike in 2018, the PTI’s success at the polls this time has been wholly powered by voters’ negative emotions, a response to the crackdown against the party.
Published 18 Feb, 2024 07:20am
Party leader terms it an attack on freedom of expression and speech.
Published 18 Feb, 2024 07:19am
The senior lawyer was released after criticism from all circles on social media.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 08:28pm
Liaquat Ali Chatha claims independent candidates winning with a lead of 70,000-80,000 votes were "made to lose by putting on fake stamps".
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 08:19pm
PPP provincial president claims that his party candidates had been defeated through rigging in many places, including Khyber Pakhtounkhwa.
Published 17 Feb, 2024 06:50am
"If this decision is taken (by PML-N) then I will tell for whom rigging was committed and who was its mastermind,” says Latif.
Published 17 Feb, 2024 06:50am
The FIR states that the protest rally took place on the road and streets without permission.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 02:13pm
Sajid Yousaf Channi has challenged the unofficial results announced by the RO of NA-63 declaring PML-Q's Chaudhry Hussain Elahi as the winner.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:37pm
Says party’s doors open for dialogue with anyone for country’s sake.
Published 17 Feb, 2024 06:50am
Says govt striving to remove all obstacles to uninterrupted supply of electricity to the people of Karachi.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 06:40pm
Pir Pagara claims "payment was made and elections sold three months ago".
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 11:05am
16 MPAs-elect, and four MNAs-elect taken on board so far, party sources claim.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 09:37am
Four-party alliance calls for strike today; highways reopened allowing the traffic to the provinces.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 01:18pm
Petitioner urges a stay on govt formation; seeks fresh elections within 30 days under judicial supervision.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 01:25pm
Calls JUI-F and PTI "alliance" a major "political shift".
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 01:29pm
Party to kick off nationwide demos against "rigging" today; Qaiser, other leaders meet Sherpao, Liaquat Baloch; efforts underway for "backdoor contacts" with PPP.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 07:53am
PML-N stalwarts oppose move to "wear crown of thorns"; favour allowing PPP, PTI to form next govt.
Updated 17 Feb, 2024 08:09am
PML-N's Marriyum Aurangzeb says PTI only trying to "spread anarchy" and repeat events of May 9.
Published 16 Feb, 2024 06:28pm
Only way to stave off the continuous crises that afflict Pakistani politics is for powerful quarters to stop creating and patronising political parties.
Updated 16 Feb, 2024 09:44am
Both sides find common ground on rigging in elections; PTI nominee for Balochistan CM slot didn’t contest election on any PA seat.
Updated 16 Feb, 2024 09:12am
PPP circles suggest custodians of both houses may be from Sindh; PML-N floats Ayaz Sadiq as counter-offer to PPP names for NA speaker.
Published 16 Feb, 2024 07:51am
Party leaders ask protesting candidates not to "waste time" in strikes.
Updated 16 Feb, 2024 08:22am
Country downgraded by EIU to "authoritarian regime"; declines 11 places in global ranking.
Updated 16 Feb, 2024 08:31am