RAWALPINDI: The military’s media wing of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) informed on Wednesday that five army soldiers martyred during their polling duty as their vehicle plunged into a cliff. DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor Twitted, “Five more sons of soil embraced martyrdom while serving the nation during election duty.” The soldiers were coming at the Returning Officer’s (RO) […]
Elections
Khan supporters celebrate as Pakistan faces electoral chaos
Pakistan woke to electoral chaos on Thursday with the outgoing ruling party denouncing “blatant rigging” in the pivotal general election and rejecting unofficial, partial results suggesting victory for former cricket champion Imran Khan. Results were still being tallied Thursday morning, hours after Khan’s supporters took to the streets to celebrate victory in an election opponent […]
Yasir Hussain responds to criticism for not voting
A lot of prominent names of Pakistani media industry were unable to vote in the general elections as they have flown to Toronto for the rehearsals of Hum Awards that are planned to be held on the 28th of July. These celebs included Mahira Khan, Hania Amir, Yasir Hussain, Humayun Saeed, Atif Aslam, Ahmed Ali […]
Mahira Khan regrets not voting as celebrities face criticism for not being in Pakistan
Veteran actor Mahira Khan shared her regret for not being in Pakistan today, the polling day, while many other actors are facing the backlash from social media users as the celebrities have rushed to Canada to attend a private channel award ceremony that is scheduled to be held on July 28. A lot of prominent […]
Magistrate rights to army officials can be equated with rigging: Farhatullah Babar
ISLAMABAD: The secretary general of the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Farhatullah Babar has said that the fact that army officials have been given the rights of magistrates on polling day raises a variety of questions. He further said that the interim government’s assertions that these rights were given to army officials with the consent […]
Political leaders rush to polling stations on Election day
The country’s 105 million voters also comprise of political leaders. The following leaders have cast their votes today: Farooq Sattar: MQM’s candidate Farooq Sattar cast his vote alongside his wife, earlier this morning in PIB colony, Karachi. He said that despite the security situation in the country he has taken the necessary democratic step and […]
PS 93 presiding officer arrested in Karachi on account of negligence
KARACHI: The PS 93 presiding officer, Waheedullah was arrested today on account of dereliction of duty. Waheedullah was on duty and allegedly he sent another person to replace him on the polling station. The police have taken Waleedullah in custody on orders of the Returning Officer of PS 93, however his accomplice, Zaid has not […]
Ikramullah Gandapur’s funeral prayer offered in DI Khan today
DI KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur’s funeral prayer offered on Monday morning at College Ground of his hometown Kulachi. The former agriculture minister in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa succumbed to his wounds on Sunday morning after a suicide bomber targeted his vehicle in DI Khan’s Kulachi tehsil. According to the sources, the incident happened when the PTI candidate […]
ECP to declare election results invalid if women participation limited
ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) provincial chapters stated on Saturday that if the ECP receives any reports on the polling day that women are forcefully stopped from casting their vote, the results of that constituency can be declared invalid. The reports about Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan’s local women being stopped from voting were circulating and the […]
Public will decide PML-N’s fate on Election day: Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday said that PML-N will contest elections with their fate in the hands of the public. Abbasi while talking to the media outside Lahore High Court (LHC) said that the party leadership was conducting a powerful election campaign. Former premier, after hearing LHC’s verdict dismissing […]