RTS failure, poor planning leave candidates, presiding officers miserableLAHORE: The manual submission of results by presiding officers at the offices of the District Returning Officer (DRO) throughout the country continued throughout the night between Wednesday and Thursd...
ECP’s performance during the 2018 elections leaves much to be desired: HRCPLAHORE: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has observed the electoral process across Pakistan over the past several months, paying special attention to reports of violence, allegations of...
Polls point to anti-EU surge in European ParliamentEurosceptic parties could expand their strength in the European Parliament by over 60 percent at elections next May, adding pressure on EU leaders pressing for deeper integration after Brexit, a surve...
MMA rejects election results: Fazlur RehmanMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Thursday rejected election results and announced to contact political parties to form a national consensus and get the polls null and void...
Scientists confirm Einstein’s supermassive black hole theoryA team of international scientists observing a star in the Milky Way have for the first time confirmed Einstein's predictions of what happens to the motion of a star passing close to a supermassive bl...
Bosnian border-town mayors demand government help migrantsMayors and councillors from Bosnian border towns staged a rare protest in the capital on Thursday, demanding the government do more to help them handle thousands of migrants camped out near their town...
China ready to work with new govt in PakistanChina has hailed the peaceful and smooth holding of general elections in Pakistan. "China is pleased to see Pakistan's successful general election," spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry Geng Shua...
Five soldiers martyred during election: armyFive soldiers of the Pakistan Army lost their lives while performing election duties on Wednesday, military spokesman Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Thursday. In a tweet, the director general of I...
SBP’s reserves drop by another $53m to $9bnIn a worrying development for Pakistan, foreign exchange reserves held by the central bank plunged another 0.58% on a weekly basis, according to data released on Thursday. The alarmingly low level, wh...
FO asks Indian media to focus on internal mattersThe Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday decried uproar in the Indian media over Pakistan's general elections, and urged the neighbouring country to focus on its internal affairs. In a statement issued to...