British Prime Minister Keir Starmer faced a major political setback after the Green Party of England and Wales secured a surprise victory in the Gorton and Denton by-election in Manchester, a seat long considered a Labour stronghold. Read More: Rare win for Canada’s Greens in special election deals blow to Trudeau Green Party candidate Hannah Spencer won 40.7 per cent […]
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PML-N Usama Abdul Karim elected unopposed from PP-289
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Usama Abdul Karim has been declared elected unopposed from PP-289 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV, according to the official Return of Uncontested Election (Form-34). Read More: PML–N’s Karim wins PP–289 by-polls unopposed The returning officer (RO) announced on Friday that only one valid nomination paper remained for the constituency after scrutiny and […]
PHC dismisses PTI leaders’ plea against ECP notices
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mohammad Sohail Afridi and Sheharnaz Omar Ayub, a PTI-backed candidate in the recent Haripur by-election, challenging notices issued to them by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The court ruled that the petitions were premature since no adverse action […]
Rana Sanaullah fined Rs 50,000 as ECP tightens by-election security
FAISALABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs, Rana Sanaullah, has been fined Rs 50,000 by the District Returning Officer (DRO) in Faisalabad for violating the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) code of conduct during the PP-116 by-election in Punjab. The DRO noted that Sanaullah did not respond to the notice and must submit […]
ECP reviews Sohail Afridi’s remarks over by-election concerns
ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has called an emergency meeting to examine controversial remarks made by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi during a by-election campaign in Havellian. The Commission is reviewing whether the statements, deemed threatening and hostile, violated the election code of conduct. Read More: Omar Ayub disqualification sub judice as […]
PTI-Backed ex-MPA Junaid Afzal arrested in Faisalabad
TOBA TEK SINGH – Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI)-backed former MPA from Chak Jhumra, Faisalabad (PP-98), Junaid Afzal Sahi, surrendered himself to police at the Civil Lines Police Station, Faisalabad, on Tuesday. Sahi had been on the run since being sentenced to three years’ imprisonment by a Faisalabad Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). After his arrest, police presented him […]
PTI-backed Khurram Zeeshan wins Senate seat
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed candidate Khurram Zeeshan won the Senate seat vacated by Shibli Faraz. Faraz, the former opposition leader in the Senate, was disqualified after being convicted in cases related to the May 9, 2023 riots. Khurram secured 91 votes, surpassing the required 75 votes to win. The PTI confirmed the result through an official […]
Senate by-election underway in KP Assembly
PESHAWAR: The by-election for a general seat of the Senate is currently underway in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, with the voting process continuing uninterrupted until 4 pm, according to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) spokesperson. The contest has turned into a one-on-one battle between PTI-backed candidate Khurram Zeeshan and Taj Muhammad Afridi, the joint […]
ECP suspends by-election in NA-1 Chitral
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has suspended the bye-election in NA-01 Chitral Upper-cum-Chitral Lower in compliance with an order of the Peshawar High Court. A notification issued here on Thursday said the decision follows the court’s ruling on October 15, in the case Abdul Latif vs. Federation and others. The ECP stated that the […]
PML-N’s Rana Sanaullah clinches Punjab Senate seat
Senior PML-N leader Rana Sanaullah won the Punjab Senate seat with 250 votes in Tuesday’s by-election. The election filled the seat left vacant by the disqualification of PTI’s Ejaz Chaudhry. Ejaz was convicted for damaging government and military property during May 9, 2023 protests. In July 2025, the Election Commission ended his membership after a […]