Blind man made presiding officer, removed from position
LAHORE: A presiding officer was removed from his position after it came on surface that he was visually impaired, here on Monday....
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Transgender candidates stake claim in Pakistan vote
by AFP
SUKKUR, Pakistan: Stereotyped as dancers, beggars and prostitutes, Pakistan’s vibrant but shunned transgender community is striking out into politics with individuals contesting elections for the...
Former MPA Khalifa Abdul Qayyum allowed to contesting polls
by Noman Fida
PESHAWAR: Former member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, Khalifa Abdul Qayyum has been allowed to contest in forthcoming general elections....
Pakistan blocks Pervez Musharraf from contesting election
by AFP
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf was on Tuesday barred from running for parliament, officials said, just a day after he unveiled his party...
Musharraf’s dilemma: nomination papers from NA 48 rejected
by Hadi Aziz
ISLAMABAD: The election tribunal maintained the decision of the tribunal to declare former military ruler Gen. (retd) Pervez Musharraf, here on Tuesday (today)....
Ayesha Ahad, Ali Madad Jatak given go-ahead for general polls
by Noman Fida
QUETTA: The Balochistan High Court has annulled the imprisonment to former provincial minister Ali Madad Jatak, here on Tuesday (today)....
Election Tribunal declares top PPP candidates ineligible to contest polls
LAHORE: The election tribunal has declared PPP candidate of NA 118 constituency Asif Hashmi ineligible to contest elections....
SHC issues contempt notice to Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim, others; stays printing of ballot papers
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has issued contempt notices to Chief Election Commissioner Fakhruddin G. Ibrahim and other officials of the Election Commission for...
Two killed as DI Khan candidate’s election team attacked
DI KHAN: Two people were killed while three injured as the supporters of an independent election candidate were attacked, here on Monday (today)....
Candidature on religious, sectarian basis will be crime: ECP
by TNT Desk
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued new directions to candidates and political parties for their candidatures....