Shehbaz Sharif takes oath as Pakistan PM for second time
Mar 04, 2024, at 09:58 pm
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif on Monday took oath as the Prime Minister of the financially struggling nation, ending a political crisis that was created after the national polls after none of the contesting outfits secured the majority votes needed to form the government.
Mar 04, 2024, at 03:10 am
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazalur Rehman has said the people of Pakistan could not recognise the incumbent parliament of the country as it is a product of ‘rigging’.
PPP, PML-N reach formal agreement to form next government in Pakistan
Feb 21, 2024, at 04:19 pm
Ending all speculations and debates, two major political parties in Pakistan have reached a formal agreement to form the next government in the country, following an election earlier this month which was mired in controversy.
Pakistan's February 8 general polls challenged in apex court
Feb 18, 2024, at 12:22 am
The Pakistani Supreme Court has scheduled for hearing a petition which seeks a declaration of the February 8 general polls in the country as null and void.
White House voices concern over rigging allegation in Pakistan general polls
Feb 16, 2024, at 11:00 pm
The White House has expressed concerns over the allegations that the recently held national polls in Pakistan were not performed in a free and fair manner.
Feb 13, 2024, at 11:19 pm
Pakistani leader Barrister Ali Zafar has said PTI founder and former PM Imran Khan has insisted that his party was ready to engage with all political parties apart from the PML-N, PPP and MQM-P as the political outfits across the country continue to struggle to form the next government.
Feb 11, 2024, at 09:04 pm
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday announced the complete results of the country's General Election 2024 held on February 8.
Feb 10, 2024, at 11:47 pm
Political equations in Pakistan are changing every hour with no clear result still seen even with Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) now claiming that President Arif Alvi would invite his party to form the government after it got the majority in the national elections, a day after former PM Nawaz Sharif gave his victory speech to people.
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:39 pm
At least nine grenade attacks targeted election offices of candidates and polling stations across various towns in Balochistan, triggering security concerns just a day before the country votes in the national polls.
Blasts in Balochistan leave 26 killed a day before national polls in Pakistan
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:35 pm
At least 26 people died after back-to-back blasts rocked Balochistan’s Pishin and Qila Saifullah region on Wednesday, a day before Pakistan will vote in the national polls.
UN rights office voices concern ahead of elections in Pakistan
Feb 07, 2024, at 04:53 pm
UN Human Rights High Commissioner Volker Türk has urged authorities in Pakistan to ensure that parliamentary elections this week are free and fair, his office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army booked for blast close to ECP in Pakistan's Karachi city
Feb 05, 2024, at 12:32 am
Pakistani police have registered a case against militants of the outlawed Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) for their alleged involvement in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast close to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) in Saddar area of Karachi city.
US Embassy urges citizens to 'remain vigilant' as Pakistan gears up for February 8 polls
Feb 04, 2024, at 11:53 pm
The US Embassy in Pakistan has issued a travel advisory where it advised citizens to remain vigilant since the nation is gearing up for the national polls on February 8.
Five terrorists arrested from Pakistan's Punjab region ahead of polls
Feb 03, 2024, at 09:54 pm
Pakistan's Counter Terrorism Department on Saturday arrested five suspected terrorists while conducting different intelligence-based operations across the Punjab, media reports said.
Shangla's minorities want better representation in Pakistan polls
Jan 01, 2024, at 11:16 pm
Shangla's religious community members in Pakistan are looking forward to better representation in the upcoming national polls and a voice that will speak up for them and secure their fundamental rights.
PDM demands early polls in Pakistan
Oct 11, 2021, at 01:15 am
Lahore: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday called for early elections in the country as a measure needed to combat rising inflation and the economic crisis of Pakistan.
Pakistan: Activist calls recently held PoK elections as farce
Aug 04, 2021, at 05:22 am
Kabul: Kashmiri political activist Dr Misfar Hassan has described the recently held elections in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) as 'farce'.
Jun 22, 2021, at 11:22 pm
Islamabad: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam (Fazl) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said Pakistan Army and the country's intelligence agencies should remain away from election process.
Only new elections can solve Pakistan’s problems: Abbasi
Jan 10, 2021, at 04:36 am
Islamabad: Senior PML-N leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said only a fresh election can bring Pakistan out of the prevailing crisis.
Jul 28, 2018, at 08:13 am
New York, July 28 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General has congratulated the people of Pakistan for “exercising their constitutional right to vote” on Wednesday, thereby reaffirming “their commitment to a democratic Pakistan.”
Nawaz Sharif calls Pakistan polls as 'stolen'
Jul 27, 2018, at 09:36 am
Islamabad, July 27 (IBNS): Jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has called Wednesday's general election as ' stolen', media reports said.
Pakistan: UN chief condemns suicide attack that killed dozens near polling station
Jul 26, 2018, at 09:38 am
New York, July 26 (IBNS): The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, on Wednesday condemned the killing of dozens of people near a polling station in the western city of Quetta due to a suicide attack, as voters headed to the polls in Pakistan’s general elections.
Pakistan polls: Counting begins, Imran Khan's PTI ahead of Nawaz Sharif's PML-N
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:40 pm
Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): As the polling for Pakistan's general election concluded on Wednesday evening, early trends in counting showed Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) ahead of jailed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N).
Pakistan General Polls: Voting ends
Jul 25, 2018, at 07:39 pm
Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): Amid blast in Quetta that left 29 people killed, polling in Pakistan's general elections ended at 6 pm on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Suicide blast in Quetta leaves 29 killed
Jul 25, 2018, at 04:06 pm
Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): On a day Pakistan votes to elect its next Prime Minister, a suicide blast outside a polling station near Eastern Bypass in Quetta region of the country left at least 29 people killed on Wednesday, media reports said.
Pakistan general elections: Voting begins
Jul 25, 2018, at 09:26 am
Islamabad, July 25 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is voting to elect new national and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.
Pakistan: Five suspects arrested with fake ballot papers from Umerkot
Jul 24, 2018, at 05:10 pm
Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): The police on Tuesday arrested five suspects after seizing a stack of fake ballot papers from Umerkot district in Pakistan, media reports said.
Pakistan goes to polls tomorrow, security tightened
Jul 24, 2018, at 04:29 pm
Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): Amid tight security, Pakistan is all set to vote to elect a new National Assembly and provincial assemblies on Wednesday.
Jailed ex-Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges people to vote for PML-N in audio message
Jul 24, 2018, at 09:59 am
Islamabad, July 24 (IBNS): In his audio message from jail, former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has urged people to vote for his Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in the upcoming polls on July 25.
US voices concern over LeT-affiliated individuals participating in Pakistan polls: Reports
Jul 21, 2018, at 07:06 pm
Islamabad, July 21 (IBNS): The United States has voiced its concern over the participation of Lashkar-e-Taiba-affiliated (LeT) individuals in the July 25 elections in Pakistan, media reports said.