Elections 2024
Pakistan has a long history of ditching and reversing reforms agreed with the IMF and other lenders.
Published 15 Dec, 2023 08:38am
City police chief seeks extra manpower from the top bureaucrat of the city and the provincial bureaucracy.
Updated 15 Dec, 2023 10:08am
Nearly two-thirds of the survey respondents believe that the ECP has not been performing its duty fairly: Pattan
Published 15 Dec, 2023 07:05am
ECP stops trainings of election staff; official says schedule not feasible without ROs; PTI demands poll schedule "within 24 hours".
Updated 15 Dec, 2023 07:38am
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif says PTI went to court with the intention to delay polls; MQM-P voices similar concerns.
Updated 15 Dec, 2023 08:00am
Statement comes days after Zardari indicated that the party had yet to finalise who it would field for the role of premier.
Updated 14 Dec, 2023 03:50pm
Nawaz Sharif is tantalisingly close to a fourth term as prime minister, nearing the finish line
Published 14 Dec, 2023 08:32am
Asks ECP to get reports about conduct of district admins from its officers daily.
Updated 14 Dec, 2023 10:11am
LHC suspends ECP decision to appoint election staff from the executive.
Published 14 Dec, 2023 07:04am
Says "I seek accountability, not vengeance, for those who have done injustice to the country."
Updated 13 Dec, 2023 02:25pm
District returning officer Islamabad issues instructions to all the relevant officials with regard to holding of elections.
Published 13 Dec, 2023 06:07am
Party decides to contest the upcoming general elections under a slogan “change the system—change Pakistan”.
Updated 13 Dec, 2023 11:25am
As many as 859 returning officers will receive a three-day election training at their respective divisional levels from Dec 13 to 15.
Published 13 Dec, 2023 06:05am
Terms previous internal elections "invalid", asserts ECP’s role as regulator of political parties.
Updated 13 Dec, 2023 08:57am
PML-N supremo may now be able to contest polls, legal experts say.
Updated 13 Dec, 2023 07:39am
Every discussion in Islamabad begins and ends with the possibility of elections and what they will bring.
Updated 12 Dec, 2023 08:23am
Shah's lawyer says it was in fact Dr Yasmin Rashid who informed an ATC judge of her intention to participate in the Feb 8 polls.
Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:00am
Dawn understands Zaka also discussed BCCI's stance over visiting Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy as well as bilateral cricket ties.
Updated 12 Dec, 2023 10:29am
In meeting with PPP team, CEC rules out election delay; Taj Haider says ECP asked to dispose of pleas seeking.
Updated 12 Dec, 2023 07:42am
Court will decide whether its verdict or Elections Act holds the field; bench warns against using case as excuse to delay polls.
Updated 12 Dec, 2023 07:16am
Notices issued to AGP, advocate generals of all provinces, ECP; “How can lifetime disqualification continue if a person’s sentence comes to an end?” asks CJP.
Updated 11 Dec, 2023 05:41pm
The ex-PM wanting to take a strong stance on civilian supremacy is a carefully calculated power move.
Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:01am
People want an elected government that can address the country’s challenges and fix the economy.
Updated 11 Dec, 2023 09:42am
Says CJP Qazi Faez Isa should "correct constitutional and legal mistakes" made by the apex court.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 06:24pm
“In a country with 236 seats, it is not appropriate to postpone elections for seven to eight seats and derail the democracy,” PPP leader says.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 02:02pm
Why are MQM-P leaders still optimistic about the party’s chances in the upcoming elections?
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 11:12am
As Pakistan marks Human Rights Day today, it confronts a troubling panorama of human rights violations.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 09:05am
Processions, corner meetings not to be allowed in open spaces, say police.
Published 10 Dec, 2023 07:03am
Maryam says she prays no one gets the same level playing field as her father Nawaz Sharif got.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 10:58am
Says depriving party of its election symbol is pre-poll rigging; new chairman Gohar Khan asks ECP to issue party’s poll certificate without delay.
Updated 10 Dec, 2023 07:29am
