Politics

Roshan Essani joins ECP meeting through video link

ISLAMABAD: The meeting of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), which began here this morning mulling over the appointment of a caretaker PM in absence of ECP member from Sindh, Roshan Essani being in Karachi, has now been taken online through video...

PTI rally at Minar-e-Pakistan

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has set the stage at the Minar-e-Pakistan for its rally, which the Imran Khan-led party says is going to create a new Pakistan. According to reports two stages have been setup for the leadership and newly elected ...

No cell phone services at Minar-e-Pakistan till 9PM

LAHORE: Mobile phone services have been suspended at Minar-e-Pakistan and its adjoining areas due to security reasons, media reported. Mobile and Vfone services, suspended to enhance security for Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) public rally at Minar-e...

Caretaker PM: ECP meeting takes a break for Zuhar prayer

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) member Shahzad Akbar Saturday hoped that the decision on caretaker prime minister would be taken today, media reported. All the four nominees for caretaker PM are under consideration and no short listi...

Caretaker PM: ECP meeting underway

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is meeting to appoint a caretaker prime minister after the Parliamentary Committee failed to reach a consensus. The ECP is tasked with appointing a caretaker prime minister in two days from a list ...

People responsible to hold rulers accountable: Nawaz

ISLAMABAD: PML-N President Nawaz Sharif has said that holding rulers accountable is not the responsibility military or any other institution but the people of the country, media reported. Speaking to journalists here Saturday, Nawaz Sharif said masse...

86.13 million voters registered in electoral rolls: ECP

ISLAMABAD: Around 86.13 million voters have been registered in the electoral rolls being compiled by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). According to the official statistic issued by the ECP, till March 20, in total 86,132,751 voters have been...

MQM to challenge Karachi delimitation: Altaf Hussain

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQ) Chief Altaf Hussain has termed the delimitation of Karachi constituencies as illegal and announced that his party would challenge the move in the courts, media reported. Addressing a meeting of MQM’s Coordin...

PTI to stage rally at Minar-e-Pakistan today

LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has set the stage under the shadows of the Minar-e-Pakistan for its much advertised show, which the Imran Khan-led party says is going to create a new Pakistan. According to reports two stages have been setup for ...

Caretaker PM selection: ECP meeting today

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is meeting here today (Saturday) to select the caretaker prime minister from the list of four — Justice (retd) Nasir Aslam Zahid, Justice (retd) Mir Hazar Khan Khoso, Dr Ishrat Hussain and Rasool B...

Nation celebrates 73rd Pakistan Day today

ISLAMABAD: The Day dawned with 31-gun salute in the Federal capital and 21 gun salute in the provincial capitals. The nation celebrates 73rd Pakistan Day today with the pledge to make Pakistan truly a democratic state. It was on this day in 1940 that...

Selection of caretaker PM in two hours: CEC

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Fakhrudin G. Ibrahim has said that caretaker premier would be selected in two hours, media reported. Talking to reporters ahead of ECP meeting here Saturday, Fakhrudin G. Ibrahim said selection of interim ...

Opposition names for caretaker set up not acceptable: Shahbaz

LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Mian Shahbaz Sharif said that the two names suggested by the Opposition are not acceptable, media reported Friday. Pakistan Muslim League Balochistan leader Lashkari Raisani met with CM Punjab Shahbaz Sharif to discuss t...

ECP to issue changed election schedule today: sources

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has made changes in the general election schedule, which would be issued later on Friday after the approval of Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ibrahim. According to the sources, the schedule h...

Kaira accuses Nisar of sabotaging democratic process

ISLAMABAD: Secretary Information of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Qamar Zaman Kaira Friday said that PML-N's Chaudhry Nisar was only trying to sabotage the democratic process, media reported. "Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader had a history of such ...

Interim PM: Ball falls on Election Commission’s court

ISLAMABAD: Parliamentary Committee formed to appoint a caretaker prime minister failed to reach consensus as the last session of the committee concluded inconclusively. ...

Caretaker PM: Third session of Parliamentary committee begins

ISLAMABAD: The third session of Parliamentary Committee formed to appoint a caretaker prime minister has begun as it failed to reach consensus during its first two sessions. A member of the committee Khursheed Shah expressing reservations on the PML-...

Proposed four names for interim PM slot are reputable: Saad

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Saad Rafiq has said that all the proposed four names for caretaker prime minister are reputable. Talking to media here on Friday, the member of the parliamentary committee, representing oppositio...

Defaulters to be ineligible to contest polls: ECP

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission on Friday categorically said that the candidates who are defaulters even on minor amount to any department including the parliamentary lodges would be ineligible to contest the elections. Talking to reporters outsid...

ECP issues election schedule

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued general elections schedule after making several changes to the proposed schedule, media reported. Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G Ibrahim granted final approval to the schedule, whi...

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