ISLAMABAD — Candidates backed by the government won three out of five available seats in the Islamabad Bar Council elections, according to unofficial results announced on Saturday. The Hamid Khan group secured one seat, while an independent candidate claimed the remaining position. As per the unofficial tally, Abdul Rehman Har Bajwa led the polls with […]
Elections
Punjab to finalise LG elections framework by Jan 10
Chief Secretary Zahid Akhtar Zaman on Friday said, Punjab government is fully committed to conducting local government elections and will finalize all necessary requirements including certified maps and delimitation rules by January 10, 2026, enabling the Election Commission to begin the constituency delimitation process. During a high-level meeting on Punjab’s local government polls, chaired by […]
AJK PM delays resignation, seeks guarantees for ministers
Muzaffarabad: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Prime Minister Chaudhry Anwarul Haq has set conditions before stepping down. Sources said he demanded assurances regarding development funds and ongoing projects for his supporting ministers and assembly members. He also insisted that PML-N ministers and ticket holders receive equal funding before the next elections. The move comes as […]
Moldovan Priests Drawn Into Russia’s Election Influence Campaign
CHISINAU: Moldovan Orthodox priests say they were offered money, free trips, and gifts by the Russian Orthodox Church in exchange for promoting anti-Western messages ahead of Moldova’s crucial parliamentary elections. Father Mihai Bicu and dozens of other priests visited Russia last year on all-expenses-paid pilgrimages, where they received debit cards with funds after being told […]
Bangladesh to hold elections in Feb 2026, says Interim Chief
Bangladesh’s interim leader, Muhammad Yunus, has announced that general elections will take place in February 2026. He made this announcement during a national address on the first anniversary of the fall of Sheikh Hasina’s government. Yunus came to power after mass protests led to the removal of the long-time prime minister last year. Thousands of […]
Senate elections underway in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Senate polling is actively taking place in both the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assemblies, with 36 seats being contested across the two regions. In Punjab, voting began at 9 am and is scheduled to continue until 4 pm. So far, 130 votes have been cast out of the 369 total assembly members, according to election […]
ECP didn’t consult govt on LG elections says Murtaza Wahab
KARACHI: Murtaza Wahab asserted on Monday that the ECP didn’t consult with the administration over the date of the local government election. Administrator Karachi was briefing the media after the municipal tax collection hearing in the Sindh High Court (SHC). The election commission has set the local election date of October 23 without consultation with […]
PTI begging for security ahead of protest against ECP
ISLAMABAD: PTI is begging for security ahead of the protest against ECP. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has requested the district administration to ensure security and other arrangements ahead of the protest against the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) today (Thursday). According to details, the PTI has penned down a letter to the district administration to ensure […]
Shahbaz Gill released after being arrested for violation of ECP rules
MUZAFFARGARH: PTI leader Shahbaz Gill was released Monday morning after being arrested by police a day prior for violating the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) code of conduct during the by-polls in Punjab. A day earlier, the Punjab police had arrested PTI leader Shahbaz Gill in Muzaffargarh for allegedly visiting different polling stations during the […]
By-polls in Punjab: CEC appeals voters to actively participate in election process
ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikandar Sultan Raja on Sunday appealed to the voters to keenly participate in the election process and cast their vote for their favorite candidates in by-elections of the Punjab Assembly, being held today(Sunday) in 20 constituencies. In a message, he said that with the active participation of voters, the democracy […]